Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear

This book is really helping me transition from heeled shoes to minimal footwear. It's immensely practical, well informed from biomechanics and yet fun and not stuffy. The pictures are quite grainy but good enough to know what you need to do for the exercise.

Felt like 'Born to Run' was more of a cult than backed by science and a progressive introduction to minimalist footwear. This book blew me away in how concise but information packed it was. Read it over 2 sessions. Got plenty of exercises to introduce now. Enjoy

The information here is repeated in Katy's other books. Clearly feet are important in the grand scheme of things so if this is the only book of Katy's that you read then you will be very happy with it - lots of good tips and exercises and the importance of transitioning to minimal footwear. However - being a fan I have several books with the same information - hence the 4 stars.

Having recently sustained a serious sprained ankle, I spent my incarceration searching for why I, as a relatively fit and healthy person, had turned my ankle so easily on an uneven surface. The answers are all here! My barefoot shoes are on the way, and the practical exercises logged and started. I now have a keen interest in body mechanics, so will be reading Katy's other books too.

I've read a number of Katy Bowman's books - all great. I also listen to her podcasts - hugely informative. Aged nearly 60, with nearly 20 years of significant foot pain, she has transformed my world. Walking had become very difficult and x-rays, MRIs etc had not helped. The best the NHS offered was an insole, which caused even more pain. Katy's books helped me self-diagnose all that was wrong with my body, the result of a lifetime at a desk, at a computer, wearing shoes I thought sensible but actually still not good (low but not fully flat, and not gripping my foot, causing it to work too hard in the wrong places). I now wear Vibram Five Fingers most of the time and when I need ordinary shoes (such as walking boots), I insert CorrectToes between my toes, to spread them. The result... my feet and toes are getting stronger all the time and thus resisting pain. The transformation is incredible. Thank you Katy for all that you do.

Fabulous. I love this woman's work, so freeing and empowering. Not many people are sharing this message. Helps you to really understand the way your feet work in relation to the rest of your body and how to keep them healthy. I have downloaded some of her exercises from restorative exercise web site - great value for money and hugely informative. Give your feet a treat.

This book was recommended to my wife by a friend, who then asked me to pick it up for her, so I jumped online and found it from Amazon EU S.a.r.L. at a great price. The delivery was very swift, and although I had ordered two by mistake, the wife liked it so much, we gave the second copy to the mother in law, and she loved it too. I had always been a fan of walking barefoot in the grass, so I also read the book too, and found it fantastic. Since then, we have recommend this book to so many of our friends. A must read for anyone who loves to look at both sides of a story.

This my third book from this author and I'm so glad I got it. There are lots of corrective exercises in it and good photos for visual learners like me. I've already started some of them and am reaping the benefits already. My feet and legs don't hurt as quickly as they use to during a long walk. When I do get pain or discomfort, doing them bring relief for the following day.