Comments on: Last Minute Gifts to Buy for…..Yourself: Vibram Five Fingers http://www.jeffcubos.com/2009/12/17/last-minute-gifts-to-buy-for%e2%80%a6-yourself-vibram-five-fingers/ Evidence-informed sports health Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:15:22 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: rebecca http://www.jeffcubos.com/2009/12/17/last-minute-gifts-to-buy-for%e2%80%a6-yourself-vibram-five-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-56 rebecca Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:14:15 +0000 http://www.jeffcubos.com/?p=600#comment-56 Maybe a gift for yourself for New Year to start your New Years resolution to start barefooting/keeping fit etc! That should give you enough time to get the sizings correct! Generally i've gone for half a size smaller and i know a couple of other people who have but as Justin said, every style is a bit different! Maybe a gift for yourself for New Year to start your New Years resolution to start barefooting/keeping fit etc! That should give you enough time to get the sizings correct! Generally i’ve gone for half a size smaller and i know a couple of other people who have but as Justin said, every style is a bit different!

]]> By: jcubos http://www.jeffcubos.com/2009/12/17/last-minute-gifts-to-buy-for%e2%80%a6-yourself-vibram-five-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-55 jcubos Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:50:58 +0000 http://www.jeffcubos.com/?p=600#comment-55 Great point. Thanks. How does "last minute gift idea" for Christmas 2010 sound? Great point. Thanks. How does “last minute gift idea” for Christmas 2010 sound?

]]> By: justin http://www.jeffcubos.com/2009/12/17/last-minute-gifts-to-buy-for%e2%80%a6-yourself-vibram-five-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-54 justin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:19:06 +0000 http://www.jeffcubos.com/?p=600#comment-54 Probably the biggest obstacle for making these a last minute gift idea is that getting sizing down is very tricky -- there's no corresponding conversion for VFFs from regular shoe sizes (American or European) and VFF sizes. You have to measure your feet and then apply that measurement to a chart to figure out your size -- or go into a store and use their proprietary measuring device to approximate your size, and then just try on pairs til you find one that fits. Meanwhile, each style fits a bit differently! It's a complex issue. http://birthdayshoes.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fivefingers_sizing But worth the hassle in the end :) Probably the biggest obstacle for making these a last minute gift idea is that getting sizing down is very tricky — there’s no corresponding conversion for VFFs from regular shoe sizes (American or European) and VFF sizes.

You have to measure your feet and then apply that measurement to a chart to figure out your size — or go into a store and use their proprietary measuring device to approximate your size, and then just try on pairs til you find one that fits.

Meanwhile, each style fits a bit differently! It’s a complex issue.

http://birthdayshoes.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fivefingers_sizing

But worth the hassle in the end :)

]]> By: Steven Bubel http://www.jeffcubos.com/2009/12/17/last-minute-gifts-to-buy-for%e2%80%a6-yourself-vibram-five-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Steven Bubel Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:36:15 +0000 http://www.jeffcubos.com/?p=600#comment-52 Hey Jeff, I've had my Vibrams for three weeks now and I love them. So much so that I have only worn regular shoes a few times since. My wife has deemed them "socially unacceptable" so I cannot wear them to dinner and such. Fair enough. As a trainer, I am lucky to be able to work in them all day long. Of course I train in them as well. I immediately noticed a tremendous difference when squatting and deadlifting - more torque about the hips and less about the knees. I particularly enjoy the improved contact with the floor when doing these exercises. Anyway, I just wanted to second your recommendation. Hey Jeff,

I’ve had my Vibrams for three weeks now and I love them. So much so that I have only worn regular shoes a few times since. My wife has deemed them “socially unacceptable” so I cannot wear them to dinner and such. Fair enough.

As a trainer, I am lucky to be able to work in them all day long. Of course I train in them as well. I immediately noticed a tremendous difference when squatting and deadlifting – more torque about the hips and less about the knees. I particularly enjoy the improved contact with the floor when doing these exercises. Anyway, I just wanted to second your recommendation.

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