“When you’re standing barefoot, your heel and forefoot both make contact with the ground,” explains Ben Stark, an avid ultra-marathoner and performance marketing senior specialist at Merrell.

Unless you’ve been doing your running on the more remote trails of Mars recently, chances are you’ve heard something of the barefoot buzz. What you need to know is that Merrell’s footwear pedigree now ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I was borderline shocked the first time I heard a trainer recommend going barefoot for workouts. As ...

If you’re planning on putting in a lot of miles in the backcountry this summer, you’ll need a shoe that can hold its own against rugged and uneven terrain. Merrell has just the shoe in the Barefoot ...

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Footwear manufacturer Merrell is taking a targeted approach to increasing its position in the minimal/barefoot market. Today, the company launched a new website, Pretty Strong, dedicated to helping ...