I recently had the opportunity to hike to the highest peak in Singapore... Bukit Timha Summit. To get out and experience nature in Singapore, my family spent a day hiking around the Bukit Timha Nature Preserve that makes up a large portion of this island nation. I was proud that all four of us donned Soft Stars... kids in Ramblers...

We were tickled this week to learn we are featured in Michael Sandler's top selling book: Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth. Michael and co-author Jessica Lee were kind enough to send the Elves our very own autographed copy - very cool. Michael also has a website: runbare.com. Check out their...

We have noticed... and shared... a lot of information lately about barefoot running. It seems this topic has really taken off in the general media. I just did a quick search on 'barefoot running news' and found that CBS News, ABC News, and WebMD have all posted articles on barefoot running in the last couple days. And that is not...

After wearing my Soft Stars exclusively to work/play in all of 2009, a few months ago I started to experiment with running in my "minimal" Soft Stars on the advice of our customers. After 4 months of trying out both moccasins and ramblers, I'm happy to have graduated to actual "running" a few miles at a time several times a...

Here is our favorite customer story for the week, courtesy of Surya from San Diego, California: "My dad had a helicopter land on his foot during his miltary service and has had problems ever since finding footwear in his size (size 12!) that make his feet feel good. His feet still trouble him, so his grandchildren, Olivia and Evan, would...

Flat feet are soooo maligned! People who have them often have an accompanying complex that something is "wrong" with them... in fact, for many years the Army wouldn't even take recruits "handicapped" with flat feet. "Flatfoots" of the world - take heart. Not only will the Army take you now :-), they actually have found that flat footed soldiers may...

Coleen Schwartz is a certified Pilate's instructor with a passion for healthy feet. In addition to her doctorate in Podiatric medicine, she does national lectures with the medical community about the use of Pilate's in rehabilitating feet. This week NPR produced an excellent short video with Coleen on stretches and strengthening exercises for your feet. Updated 11/17/14: Unfortunately, the NPR...