{"id":131490,"date":"2026-11-13T08:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/?p=131490"},"modified":"2026-11-13T08:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:24:47","slug":"what-are-barefoot-shoes-key-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/en\/what-are-barefoot-shoes-key-features\/","title":{"rendered":"What are barefoot shoes? Key features"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"131490\" class=\"elementor elementor-131490 elementor-131394\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da36331 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da36331\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3251470\" data-id=\"3251470\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2243548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2243548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jes\u00fas Serrano, barefoot expert and Joma Barefoot ambassador, explains what defines barefoot shoes: an anatomical toe box, zero drop, flexibility and an ultra-thin sole.<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its literal sense, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/en_IE\/promotions\/footwear\/barefoot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>barefoot<\/em><\/a> means <strong>\u201cwithout shoes\u201d<\/strong>. So, <strong>what exactly is a barefoot shoe?<\/strong> It is footwear designed to <strong>replicate the feeling of walking barefoot<\/strong> while interfering as little as possible with the foot\u2019s natural movement. It is not simply a shoe with a thinner sole. Its shape, drop and flexibility also matter.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With insight from <strong>Jes\u00fas Serrano<\/strong>, expert and Joma ambassador, we look at the meaning, features and benefits of barefoot shoes, as well as the differences between this type of footwear and conventional sports shoes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17230c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17230c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-754e8cc\" data-id=\"754e8cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d4dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d4dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to recognise a barefoot shoe<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barefoot shoes aim to replicate the feeling of walking without footwear. To achieve this, they must combine several features:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95d97fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95d97fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41af7a1\" data-id=\"41af7a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa5a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffa5a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-340x340.png 340w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a540c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a540c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ZERO DROP AND THIN SOLE<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125831b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"125831b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The heel and forefoot sit at the same height, making the shoe completely flat. With less material between the foot and the ground, the wearer feels a greater connection with the surface underfoot.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15d4a5f\" data-id=\"15d4a5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc69f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bc69f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1-340x340.png 340w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f6724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58f6724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FLEXIBLE CONSTRUCTION<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b8d1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6b8d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is no rigid heel counter, allowing the shoe to bend and twist easily as it follows the foot\u2019s movement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b0bbcf\" data-id=\"6b0bbcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20cf8f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20cf8f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131424\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-2-340x340.png 340w, https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sin-titulo-200-x-200-px-2000-x-2000-px-2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49f1ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a49f1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ANATOMICAL TOE BOX<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc7bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc7bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It follows the shape of the foot and gives the toes enough space to maintain their natural position.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c357633 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c357633\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3dbeed\" data-id=\"e3dbeed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ee0d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74ee0d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Together, these features help strengthen the foot and encourage it to play a more active role while walking. However, <strong>the transition to barefoot shoes must be gradual<\/strong>. Rushing the process would be a mistake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a4c16f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a4c16f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68dfb13\" data-id=\"68dfb13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878cf65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"878cf65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is the difference between barefoot and conventional footwear?<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conventional sports footwear follows a different design approach because it must meet the demands of each sport. Depending on the discipline, it may include some heel-to-toe drop, a thicker sole, lateral reinforcements or a structure that provides greater support. Everything depends on the technical needs of the sport and the athlete.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These shoes also tend to have a more substantial structure, less flexibility and a less anatomically shaped toe box. This does not make them a worse option. They simply serve a different purpose.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Shoes designed for competition, training or a specific sport <\/strong>must deliver the <strong>performance<\/strong> required to achieve particular goals. <strong>Barefoot footwear<\/strong>, meanwhile, is geared towards <strong>active rest, recovery and strengthening the foot<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The key point is that no construction is universally better. There are different uses and different feet, each requiring its own adaptation process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06ecaaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06ecaaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c91c890\" data-id=\"c91c890\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b697ffb elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget 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