The Vivobarefoot revolution
Vivobarefoot is a revolutionary, back-to-basics design based on the simple principle that being barefoot is the healthiest way for you and your feet to be. An ultra thin puncture resistant sole allows your feet to be as millions of years of evolutionary design intended - Barefoot!

Created in collaboration with footwear technologists and podiatrists, Terra Plana’s Vivobarefoot Kids is a lightweight and super-flexible shoe line with a thin puncture-resistant sole designed to mimic what foot specialists have long known…children walk best barefoot.

Because of the high proportion of cartilage and other soft tissue, the developing foot can be deformed under the persistent pressure of wearing incorrectly shaped or rigid shoes. The child’s foot does not fully mature until age 18–19 for girls and 20–21 for boys and growing evidence supports that children’s shoes should be designed on the barefoot model.

More than 80% of foot problems are attributed to misshaped and inflexible shoes, however modern day life means children can’t always be shoeless. Vivobarefoot Kids offers a good alternative for everyday use.

• Benefits of Vivobarefoot Kids include:
• Allow natural growth and development
• Stimulate nerve endings in feet enhancing sensory perception and circulation
• Strengthen feet and body
• Naturally aligns posture
• Protection from the environment

In 2009, an independent medical study directed by Podiatrist Annette Thompson, of Cape Town University tested Vivobarefoot on 22 children without foot imbalances or deformities. These findings support the recommendations of other studies internationally, that shoes for children should be designed on a barefoot model. Vivobarefoot has now been awarded approval by the SA Podiatry Association.

Questions?
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