Vibram Men's FiveFingers KSO EVO Training Shoe

I'll start by saying that this is easily the best pair of shoes I have ever owned.What it is great for: Walking becomes an activity that is absurdly fun. I can go into any store or place where I need lateral movement and it literally feels like I am wearing some sort of super shoe. I have bad achilles tendonosis and very flat feet, and this is the first shoe that causes absolutely no trouble at all in that capacity. In the past I have been prescribed ortho treatments/inserts with limited success. The reason it doesn't hurt my achilles is the supple nature of the back heel. How it conforms to the foot is gentle and doesn't offer the dangerous rigidity found in most other shoes.Weight bearing exercise: I have used this on stair climbing workouts with my bodyweight 215 lbs + up to 80 lbs of additional weight. Surprisingly, the shoe handles the 290 lbs total weight without any problems at all. In fact, on my normal stairs routine, I can feel the knee, calf muscle and various foot muscles tracking like they naturally should. That is a little hard to describe accurately until you feel it yourself, but it is wonderful to notice how a body is supposed to move. I get a better calf workout on stairs by using these shoes and it is way more fun.What I wouldn't use it for: You can get away with running on grass or soft surfaces with this, but I definitely wouldn't pick this one for road or trail running on concrete. Vibram has other offerings for those endeavors which I am actively exploring. For me it doesn't offer quite enough padding for all out sprint workouts and is better suited to high agility movement (definitely great for weight lifting).

The shoes are weird at first but you get use to them. They are great for a casual walk and taking breaks from using shoes that then to squeeze your toes together. However do not to any heavy exercise with these shoe for which you can fracture your foot.

This is a great product. Very minimal feeling. It's a little big on left foot. This is size 47. The 46 was too tight. These are almost just right. I might order alphas instead. The alphas seem alot more roomy. I wanted to try other vibrams. These aren't bad if you can right size. God bless.

Wow, I look forward to finishing my coffee so I can put these five fingers on. I love em.You can feel the earth as your walking. I always boating and grip is #1. Five fingers delivers.Very Happy

I have used Vibrams for over 7 years and have only went though 3 pairs ,they hold up well.I needed a newer pair just because my older ones came apart a It at the toes.It seems they made more room for the toes and made the shoes a bit smaller.So my toes go in super easy now but I took the advice and ordered a 47 instead of a 46 (all my older ones).It definitely is a close fit like it should be and a size smaller would have really tight.I have to wait to see if they hold up as well but the quality is still there.I think they adjusted the fit for people with more weight on their body.

I wear a 13 tennis shoe....had to exchange these for a larger size after I got the size 14....so now I will wait for the size 15 to see if they fit. Really hurt my toes bad....UPDATE: I WANT TO WARN YOU ALL; IF YOU DRIP DRY THESE SHOES AS THE INSTRUCTIONS SAY TO DO....YOU WILL REGRET IT. I HAVE HAD TO WASH THESE SHOES 3 TIMES IN A ROW TRYING TO GET THE SOUR SMELL FROM DRIP DRYING OUT...IT DIDN'T WORK ONCE.I DON'T RECOMMEND BUYING THESE. I had to eventually dry them on gentle hoping they won't shrink just to be able to get dryer sheets to stop the smell....it worked...but they shrunk 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

The Vibram KSO EVO is a good shoe but not a great shoe (especially at the price). I bout the 12.5/13 and it fit a lil large and I wouldn't buy this version of the Vibram again but I would buy other versions @ a smaller size. I typically purchase size 12.5 and 13 which fit me well but not this shoe.I don't like this version because it is too thin and flimsy. Furthermore, for the price you pay I would suggest buying something else. This is a 70 dollar shoe at best.I hope this helps

Been using for a couple of months. For context I’m 6 foot 260lb male and not easy on my shoes. I use these primary for walking and some jogging. My feet def feel stronger after using these. Wouldn’t recommend using them on anything but flat surfaces. I took them to the woods and my feet got beat up. Can be little annoying to put on at first but you get used to it.