Superfunctional 4: Footwear
If you're walking and texting, jogging and listening to iPhone or iPad, or flat out running to get back to your iPad, this is the podcast for you. Help say goodbye to pain and hello to geeky five-toe shoes and more.
Editor-in-Chief of iMore, Executive Producer at Mobile Nations, co-host of Iterate and ZEN and TECH, cook, grappler, photon wrangler.
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Rene, I heard most of the podcast and wanted to add a shoe recommendation that I did not hear mentioned. The Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove, which gives you that same 4mm barefoot sole as that Vibram Five Fingers in a normal toe shoe (although with a lot more toe room to allow for natural toe movement). I've worn them for almost a year now and love them. I've tried the Nike Free and found that while it may be a good transition shoe going towards minimalist/barefoot, it still hold many of the same faults conventional athletic shoes have, e.g. elevated heel to toe ratio and excessive cushioning. Check out the Merrells and I think you'll like them, also the the New Balance Minimus MT20 is my next minimalist shoe to try. http://www.merrell.com/US/en-US/Product.mvc.aspx/22875M/50390/Mens/Barefoot-Trail-Glove
I second everything that Josh B said... for people who want to wear normal looking shoes and not go all Five Finger, the New Balance Minimus line is a GREAT line of shoes (albeit very expensive...). If you REALLY wanna go all out, nab a pair of Luna huaraches... they actually have a thicker sole than the Vibrams, and if you're a flip flop wearer, the transition period is next to no time at all. Plus, it's really freaking fun to go for a run in sandals, especially on trails
I got the Minimus MT10 in black/yellow (greenish) and I love them. They look a lot better than the "toes" for normal wear, but are still kinda ugly. I have major back issues, and I'm a big guy at 6'-4", 235. But I am sold on them now. Thumbs up. FWIW, I normally wear a 13/14 and I went with the 14s.
I like the vibram sport trek.