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Will Vibram Fivefingers make your feet stronger?

VFF Vibram Fivefingers class action suitBig news today in the barefoot world: Vibram settled a class action lawsuit that claimed the company deceived customers when it claimed that VFFs would decrease foot injuries and strengthen foot muscles.

As reported in the Washington Post:

The company agreed to put aside $3.75 million to pay refunds of as much as $94 to anyone who had bought a pair since March 21, 2009, according to Runner’s World.

(Okay that was according to Runner’s World as reported by the Washington Post. The Post article was the one that showed up in my newsfeed.)

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Will Vibram Five Fingers or Running Barefoot Injure You?

Will Barefoot Running Hurt You?

From the “Here we go again” department of the barefoot running world:

About once every 2 months, some major news publication chimes in with one of these two stories:  “Barefoot Running is GREAT for you” or “Barefoot running is BAD for you.”

The latest is of the latter variety and comes with headlines like this one from the New York Times: Barefoot Running Can Cause Injuries, Too, and Runner’s World’s “Study: Vibram FiveFingers Lead To Greater Risk of Foot Bone Injury.!

What are these seemingly anti-barefoot articles talking about? Continue reading Will Vibram Five Fingers or Running Barefoot Injure You?