Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When most people go hiking, they reach for stiff, heavy, boots with ...

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Modern running shoes deliver speed and comfort via carbon fiber plates and towering midsoles. When you strip all that away, you’re left with almost nothing separating your feet from the ground—a.k.a.

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Humans have been walking barefoot for most of our existence, long before the invention of modern shoes. But in the past couple of decades, we’ve started gravitating back to minimalist designs that ...