The best minimalist shoes should feel like extensions of your feet, allowing your feet to move freely, as if you were barefoot. With a little patience, they can offer a fun and freeing running ...

After walking over 3.5 million steps on trips this year, our writer picked favorites, from ‘barefoot’ styles for cafe hopping to pillowy sneakers for castle touring.

Best of all, many of these boots wear more like sneakers for easy movement. Xero Shoes makes minimalist snow boots for both men and women that feel more like sneakers in terms of flexibility than ...