Best minimal shoes for training
What a barefoot training shoe page should publish, and the Primus Lite IV material list.
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A minimal shoe is a thin, flexible shoe shaped more like a foot than a raised running shoe. Brands argue about drop, stack, and toe box. If the page does not print the number, this guide leaves the number out.
Read the materials
Vivobarefoot's Primus Lite IV men's page lists a 100% recycled polyester upper, a mixed TPU and polyester lining, and an outsole of polymer, silica, and vulcanised chemical. It is made in Vietnam.
Drop, stack height, and weight were not in that material block. They are blank here. The shoe is also not a natural-fiber shoe. The upper is polyester.
What this page will not do
It will not tell you the shoe fixes knees, posture, or anything else. It is a shoe with a published material list and a barefoot label from the maker.
Products in this guide
- Primus Lite IV, men's, Vivobarefoot