u/SpiderSixer

Oh, my sweet summer child

I'm so excited to find out if that stays true >:3

Sorry, I know these questions are probably everywhere haha. So I've been transitioning into occasionally walking actually barefoot for a brief while now, and wanted to get some proper shoes so my work isn't undone by going back into the workplace. But I'd just like to plunge into it, I suppose. I don't want to do the 'transition' shoes that the barefoot sub's beginner guide mentions.

Long story short, after doing a bunch of research, I found these pairs on Revivo that I like and seem to be decent prices for trying them out:

https://www.revivo.com/rev-primus-flow-mens

https://www.revivo.com/rev-primus-lite-3-5-mens

https://www.revivo.com/rev-primus-lite-knit-natural-mens

https://www.revivo.com/rev-primus-trail-fg-3-5-mens

I'd be using them a lot throughout the day as a vet, but also out and about in the woods for nature walks, so a trainer that suits activity and breathability would be good. If anyone has used these or something similar, could you tell me how they've measured up to expectations?

I haven't got all that much experience or understanding of the sole thicknesses - are those ones quite thin? I'd appreciate a mid or thin sole, and they look thinner to me, but just wanted to check.

I measured my feet, and they're both about 26.2cm long and 10.2cm wide, which is apparently a wide foot. I have a plateau toe shape, and maybe(??) a medium foot volume/instep. I struggle to tell that one. My feet aren't flat, but they're also kinda shallow? The width of my foot is a bit more on the inside, I think. It kind of spreads out up to the knuckle, where the big toe then goes straight parallel with the other toes (although the last knuckle then bends inwards. I'm gonna fix that). Are those shoe examples suitable for all that?

I usually take a UK 9, sometimes 10, men's shoe. I can't find where those pages say how true they are to their size, either on Revivo or the main Vivo page, except for the last one that is apparently true to size. Does anyone know more about their fittings and such?

If there's anything else I forgot to say or anything else I should know, please tell me!

Edit:

Did a tad more research, and apparently five-toed shoes are meant to be pretty good for fixing foot shape and improving pinkie usage. What do you guys think of these https://www.vibram.co.uk/p-346-fivefingers-v-neop-gents-blackwhite.aspx (I know they're not Vivo, but)

Sorry, I know these questions are probably everywhere haha. So I've been transitioning into occasionally walking actually barefoot for a brief while now, and wanted to get some proper shoes so my work isn't undone by going back into the workplace. But I'd just like to plunge into it, I suppose. I don't want to do the 'transition' shoes that the sub's beginner guide mentions.

Long story short, after doing a bunch of research, I found these pairs on Revivo that I like and seem to be decent prices for trying them out:

https://www.revivo.com/rev-primus-flow-mens

https://www.revivo.com/rev-primus-lite-3-5-mens

https://www.revivo.com/rev-primus-lite-knit-natural-mens

https://www.revivo.com/rev-primus-trail-fg-3-5-mens

I'd be using them a lot throughout the day as a vet, but also out and about in the woods for nature walks, so a trainer that suits activity and breathability would be good. If anyone has used these or something similar, could you tell me how they've measured up to expectations?

I haven't got all that much experience or understanding of the sole thicknesses - are those ones quite thin? I'd appreciate a mid or thin sole, and they look thinner to me, but just wanted to check.

I measured my feet, and they're both about 26.2cm long and 10.2cm wide, which is apparently a wide foot. I have a plateau toe shape, and maybe(??) a medium foot volume/instep. I struggle to tell that one. My feet aren't flat, but they're also kinda shallow? The width of my foot is a bit more on the inside, I think. It kind of spreads out up to the knuckle, where the big toe then goes straight parallel with the other toes (although the last knuckle then bends inwards. I'm gonna fix that). Are those shoe examples suitable for all that?

I usually take a UK 9, sometimes 10, men's shoe. I can't find where those pages say how true they are to their size, either on Revivo or the main Vivo page, except for the last one that is apparently true to size. Does anyone know more about their fittings and such?

If there's anything else I forgot to say or anything else I should know, please tell me!

Edit:

Did a tad more research, and apparently five-toed shoes are meant to be pretty good for fixing foot shape and improving pinkie usage. What do you guys think of these https://www.vibram.co.uk/p-346-fivefingers-v-neop-gents-blackwhite.aspx

I've been on a few drives with my dad, and one example was when we were travelling on a dual carriageway. On a bridge above, there was a physical sign that said 50, so I start to slow down, and Dad told me not to as I would be the only person who would slow down, so I shouldn't. I can't remember the reason he said, so I wanted to come here and ask more about it, and whether he's actually right or not. If he's right, how can I tell that it's not in use or something, and that it just hasn't been removed yet for whatever reason?