Are Minimalist Toe Shoes Good for Your Feet?

Barefoot TJ

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Controversial is right. I have a love / hate relationship with them. They can be good, and they can be bad. What are your thoughts?
 
I use them as tools. To make short sections of forest roads possible to run on. The other 95%, properly barefoot. I would run faster on trails with them on though...
I agree. They should only be used for conditions where our feet can't handle the terrain or temperature. (Some people have learned to condition their soles to those extremes though.)

I've seen too many people do too much too soon (TMTS) and get injured because they had a false sense of security about what was on their feet. Our bare feet will tell us best if we are injuring ourselves.