Barefoot Shoes
Barefoot shoes are minimal shoes based on the idea that walking barefoot is healthier for you than wearing overly rigid or cushioned shoes.
Walking in barefoot shoes forces your feet to become stronger and more resilient, which ultimately leads to better health outcomes. This idea is also known as anti-fragility popularized by Nassim Nicolas Taleb in his book Antifragile, there is also a Big Think video about the concept.
If you’d like to learn more, many of the brands in this collection offer more detailed explanations:
Finding brands that produce barefoot shoes can be difficult, so we’ve prepared this collection of European brands selling barefoot shoes either exclusively or as a part of a wider brand.
