How to Transition to Barefoot Walking and Running

July 10, 2021 — If you’re tired of clunky cushion shoes, here’s how to transition to barefoot walking and running.

Hey, my name’s Andrew, and today I’m going to show you how to transition from cushion shoes to barefoot shoes — and if you’re really adventurous, to running completely barefoot!

For anyone who doesn’t know me, I started barefoot running while I was working as a salesman at a run specialty store, and I’ve been injury-free ever for over three years.

But it was hard because there wasn’t much information out there, and the videos I did find were really technical and complicated.

So this is the straightforward guide I wish I had back in 2017.

In case you’re wondering, you don’t have to be a super-athlete to try barefoot running because the concepts I’m going to show you work just as well in your backyard as they do for road running, hiking, ultramarathons, and everything in between.

Table of Contents

1. Motivation: Why barefoot running?
2. Shoes: Should you buy barefoot shoes or just run barefoot?
3. Stride: What’s the best stride for low impact?
4. Terrain: Is it better to run barefoot on grass, trails, and roads?