Vivobarefoot’s Sensus shoes are like gloves for your feet

Love them or I hate them, barefoot shoes are polarizing. But whether I’m fashion (admittedly, not an expert) or health and wellness, they’re becoming big business. This is a relatively new development. Before 2019, I did what most of us did and wore highly stuffed shoes because that was sold to us by modern footwear companies. But I do have a long history of growing up from the beach.
Like most people who start looking at barefoot shoes, I start to feel foot pain. As I walked, my heels started to hurt. Plantar fasciitis is a problem, and the traditional view is More filling. But I started reading about people who heal various foot problems by barefoot, or at least turn to “zero drop” shoes, the bed of the shoe is flat from toes to heels. My wife also transitioned to barefoot shoes after foot surgery and couldn’t solve her foot problems and she never had any problems since.
Strong structure
There seem to be a lot of people grabbing sandals on barefoot shoes, at least sandals. Some fashion brands, such as Miu Miu, recently released an expensive version of the Xero Genesis Paracord sandals.
The idea behind barefoot shoes is to remove the arched support and expand the front of the shoe so that your toes will spread out and allow your feet to move in an evolutionary way. In 2020, I wrote about the Xero Z-Trails and quickly turned to the more minimalist Z-Treks. I’m still wearing Z-Treks today.
barefoot shoe– Not sandals – hard to find. Vibram’s Five Fingers are iconic barefoot shoes, but look a little silly. For a long time, my solution has been to spend as much time as possible in the right climate of Z-Treks. Living in the RV allowed me to go where the weather was right for my clothes, so I did it. Eventually, the weather catches you. Plus, it’s great to have at least a pair of shoes you like.
At the end of last year, Vivobarefoot released Sensus shoes. Founded in 2010 by Galahad and Asher Clark (yes, Clarks), Vivobarefoot specializes in ultra-thin shoes that make you feel your own ground. Immediately jumped out to me was the Sensus’s low 3mm sole. Vivobarefoot sent me a pair of tests and they quickly became my favorite shoes (the downside is the fun, er, style that my daughter described in “Elfin”.
Fortunately for me, I don’t care about how they look, just like I care about how they feel, and it feels like a pair of gloves to fit my feet. There is no insole, so there is little cushioning, and only enough outsoles can get you out of sharp objects on the ground.
Strong structure
These are very well-made, durable shoes. The construction is very good, the stitching at the bottom (thing that worries me when I first saw it) has remained in shape for nearly a year without any signs of wear (the soles can be replaced as well).
It’s a weird look. The side stitching attached to the outsole is not only for the sweet elf shape, but also to increase the range of motion of the feet when walking.