Vivobarefoot Explained

Vivobarefoot
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Vivobarefoot is a minimalist running shoe company. Their technology, invented by Tim Brennan and developed by British shoe company Terra Plana,[1] is aimed at offering the optimum biomechanics and posture commonly associated with walking barefoot and barefoot running, and advocated within the barefoot movement and barefoot running community.[2] [3] Their marketing describes the walking experience as "as close to going barefoot in the city as you can get."[4] In 2019, the most prominent shoe using this technology was their Evo running shoe.[5]

In 2022, Vivobarefoot sold 773,000 pairs of shoes.[6]

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  1. News: Barclay . Kurt . Every Day, Every Surface: Vivobarefoot Magna Trail FG Shoe Review . 22 April 2019 . GearJunkie . 13 March 2019.
  2. Jepster 2009
  3. News: Verry . Peter . Vivobarefoot's Co-Founder Explains Why the Brand Is Making Shoes Out of Algae . 22 April 2019 . Footwear News . 18 January 2019 . en.
  4. News: You Walk Wrong. Sternbergh. Adam. 21 April 2008. New York Magazine. New York Media Holdings. 3 March 2010.
  5. News: New plant-based shoes from Vivobarefoot . 22 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Marquis . Christopher . Why Vivobarefoot's Founder Believes the Future of Regenerative Business Is at Our Feet . 17 February 2024 . Forbes.