Incredibly enlightening video.

Exercising the way nature intended us to. 

via wired.com 11/16/2011 - It seems Nike has now recognied the growing market for barefoot style footwear.  In answer to Vibram FiveFingers, Nike has/is releasing Nike EMEA (flexibile footstickers for barefooting).

I tore pretty much the most important ligament in my foot last New Year’s Eve [don’t ask how].  I had to get a piece of metal screwed across my foot to hold it together for 3 months so the ligament could heal. I would have opted just to let my body heal on its own...