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You’ve worked on your foot health. You stretch, you roll, you mobilize. But what happens when you slip back into shoes that undo all that progress?
The truth is, traditional footwear often works against natural foot function. Narrow toe boxes, elevated heels, and stiff soles can limit your mobility, compress your toes, and mess with your posture. That’s where minimalist shoes come in.
Let’s break down the three features your feet areactually craving—and why they matter more than you think.
Most shoes taper inward, squishing your toes together. Over time, this can lead to poor alignment, lack of stability, and even conditions like bunions or plantar fasciitis.
Minimalist shoes are built with a wide toe box that allows your toes to splay naturally, just like when you’re barefoot. This improves your balance, grip strength, and even helps activate muscles throughout your lower body.
More toe space = better foot function.
“Drop” refers to the height difference between the heel and toe in a shoe. Traditional shoes usually have a raised heel, which shifts your weight forward and throws off your natural alignment.
Zero drop shoes keep your heel and forefoot on the same level, just like standing barefoot. This encourages a more natural gait, better posture, and reduces strain on your knees, hips, and lower back.
A flat, neutral base supports the way your body was designed to move.
Rigid soles block the natural movement of your feet. Over time, this can lead to stiffness and reduced strength in the muscles and fascia that support your arch and ankle.
Minimalist shoes use flexible soles that move with your feet, not against them. This promotes better ground feel, foot awareness, and active muscle engagement with every step.
The more your feet move, the stronger they get.
If you’ve invested in foot health through mobility and strengthening, your shoes should support that progress, not undo it. Minimalist footwear is more than a trend; it’s a return to how our bodies were meant to move.
And if you're looking for a shoe that combines all three foot-friendly features, we've got just the pair, in fact, we created one!
As you may know, we created Spacer Mobility to help you move and feel better from the ground up. Now we’re literally taking it one step further, with Nunorm.
Nunorm's minimalist footwear is designed to work with your feet, not against them. Flexible, foot-shaped, and zero-drop, they’ll support you in your training sessions and daily activities.
As a thank you for being part of the Spacer community, we’re giving you an exclusive 25% off to try them for yourself. You spend time working on your foot health, so wear shoes that support that.