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5 Important Questions to Ask Before You Transition to Barefoot Shoes

5 Important Questions to Ask Before You Transition to Barefoot Shoes

by Jamie Wilson
So you’ve finally decided to switch to barefoot shoes after hearing all the rave reviews about them. Well, it’s safe to say that you’ve made the ri...
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Why Beginners Should Choose Lems Shoes for Transitioning to Barefoot Footwear

Why Beginners Should Choose Lems Shoes for Transitioning to Barefoot Footwear

by Jamie Wilson
‘Andrew Rademacher’, the founder of Lems Shoes, first started his quest to find a pair of shoes that fit the natural shape of the foot back in 2008...
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Why Kids Are Encouraged to Wear Barefoot Shoes Early in Life

Why Kids Are Encouraged to Wear Barefoot Shoes Early in Life

by Jamie Wilson
The developmental years in children begin from the day they are born. In fact, throughout their childhood, the ongoing process of development never...
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Everything You Need to Know About a Cork Massage Ball: Benefits, Uses, Exercises, and More!

Everything You Need to Know About a Cork Massage Ball: Benefits, Uses, Exercises, and More!

by Jamie Wilson
Regardless of the type of lifestyle one leads, the fact remains the same – most adults (as well as some kids and adolescents) suffer from aches and...
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All About Zero-Drop Footwear and How to Transition to Minimalist Running Shoes

All About Zero-Drop Footwear and How to Transition to Minimalist Running Shoes

by Jamie Wilson
For anyone that has grown up in a community where wearing shoes – at school, to the playground, at the supermarket, to work, in public, and even at...
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Barefoot Feet

What Would Happen to Our Feet if We Never Wore Shoes?

by Jamie Wilson
Would a shoeless world be a perfect world? Well, it certainly would for our feet! Yet, for a layperson, it is only natural to question how going b...
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Using Our Feet Like Hands – Why Is This Good For Us?

Using Our Feet Like Hands – Why Is This Good For Us?

by Jamie Wilson
The dexterity of our feet is nowhere near that of our hands as far as the complexity of tasks we can perform with them is concerned. Yet, much like...
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Why Movement is Important for Our Bodies & the Environment

Why Movement is Important for Our Bodies & the Environment

by Jamie Wilson
The ability to move is one of the biggest privileges we take for granted. Only when we are injured or find ourselves in a situation where certain t...
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Conventional Footwear. Photo from Unsplash.com

What is Natural Footwear? The Key Differences Between Barefoot Footwear & Conventional Footwear

by Jamie Wilson
It may be hard to believe this, what with the myriad of options at our disposal and our constant use of them, but somewhere along the way, humans ...
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How ‘Traditional’ School Shoes are Harming Your Child's Feet & Overall Development

How ‘Traditional’ School Shoes are Harming Your Child's Feet & Overall Development

by Jamie Wilson
If you don’t put much thought into the type of school shoes you buy for your children, it’s time for that to change. Like most parents, you may onl...
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Barefoot Shoes Benefits

Key Features of Barefoot Shoes & Their Benefits

by Jamie Wilson
Hi, Welcome to bprimal! My name is Jamie Wilson, husband, father and lover of healthy foot function! Let me share some of my experience and insigh...
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Nat Gallant - Physiotherapist & Running Technique Coach

Nat Gallant - Physiotherapist & Running Technique Coach

by Jamie Wilson
"Kia ora, my name is Nat Gallant, a physiotherapist and running technique coach living in beautiful Aotearoa - New Zealand. Over the last decade I’...
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