NEW YORK (Reuters) - With barefoot running all the rage, the unshod workout is gaining ground across the exercise spectrum. Fitness experts from aerobics instructors to modern dancers are extolling ...

Whether carrying heavy tools, climbing ladders, managing wildland terrain or moving patients, your job’s activities require the ability to stand and walk safely. The foot is the base of support for ...

Like every fitness activity, running has its niches. Some people want to fight for first-place finishes, others cover wildly long distances in ultrarunning and cross country. For diehard minimalists, ...

The Wall Street Journal's Tara Parker-Pope explores whether barefoot running is better in this story. We were born barefoot. We didn't come with shock absorbers or midsoles or wave blades on the ...

You've probably seen the photos from your favorite Instagram fitness influencers, or the few brave souls at your local gym taking off their shoes and hitting the weight room; barefoot training has ...

Health experts have been telling us to spend more time in nature for years. Maybe we haven't gone far enough. According to a bevy of studies, baring at least your feet when running, hiking and walking ...

There's a debate swirling in the world of powerlifting and strength training: is it better to deadlift barefoot or with shoes? Let's unravel this mystery together! It might sound a bit "wild" to ditch ...

Jill Eggers thought her years-old proclivity for running barefoot was something best left unshared. “There’s something I can’t quite put into words ... how grounding it is, how connecting to nature it ...

No shirt, no shoes, no problem. This isn’t the beach (or a 16-year-old Kenny Chesney song), though. This is Performix House, a high-end New York City gym populated by a slew of next-to-naked trainers ...

It's common knowledge that pointy-toed high-heels spell hell for feet (does anyone actually like wearing them?). What's not so well-known is the fact that your cushy running shoes can also negatively ...