Vibram Women's Fivefingers Jaya Shoe

I purchased these shoes about a year ago to improve my form when running indoors and outdoors. For the first several weeks that I used them while running, I was pretty achy around the legs (given that it was my first time running in a different way and using a different set of muscles, that was to be expected). However, those initial aches went away, and now I'm running regularly with these shoes and really enjoy the experience.The only thing I wasn't crazy about was that, although they were true to size (I'm a size 38 and purchased a 38), the back of the shoes were tearing at the back of my ankles for some reason. I purchased some heel pads that fixed the problem, though I wish I didn't have that problem in the first place!Overall, I've loved these shoes and would definitely buy them again in the future.

I LOVE these shoes. I go to the ocean at least twice a month, crawling over lava rock to get to the shore. These are perfect for rock crawling, and then fit nicely into my fins for snorkeling. On occasion, I have used them to run from the dealership (where I drop my car for service) to the beach (3 miles)...and they are very comfortable to run in on paved roads....I think on trails I would feel the rocks thru them too much.Mostly, I love the looks I get when someone catches a glimpse of my feet while I'm wearing these (mine are raspberry color)

These are my 7th Vibrams. So guess how happy I am with them. I like the design better with the front coming up halfway to the ankle making it fit much better. So comfy I use them like slippers as well. The sizing is a bit smaller than the others I've bought. I measure 39 and I'd get 40s to wear with no toe socks, and 41 to wear with socks. However, this Jaya in 41 and I can't use socks with these.

When I was a kid in California I avoided most shoe misery by avoiding them altogether. Then the 60's came along and it was alway cool to be barefoot. Ever since getting to the age where shoes were a must, I've been miserable. My kids teased me because I would carry a bundle of bandaids everywhere I went - a couple for the heels, a couple for between my middle toes where I'd get a blister, a couple for my unruly little toes that stuck out too wide and scraped the side of every shoe. I'll bet a hundred people have told me that "anyone can walk - just get out there and do the walking everyday." I've spent thousands of dollars on shoes, once paying $500 just to have one custom pair made for me. These shoes I can wear everyday, everywhere, doing everything - bandaid free. Nothing hurts. Nothing scrapes. Nothing pinches. I'm on pair number three just to have the colors I want. I never fall, trip, or bump my toes on anything. I never slide out of them, like I do with thongs. You really have to try them to believe how comfortable they are - and no, I neither sell them, nor own stock. I just think they're incredibly comfortable.

Just got these in yesterday and they fit perfectly. I used the Vibram website to measure correctly. I will definitely recommend these for anyone who wants a new gym shoe!

Super comfortable and light weight. It fits like a glove on my feet. Everyone should own a pair. I'm definitely going to buy more!

These are absolutely amazing. My first pair of Fiverfingers, and I couldn't be happier. So comfortable, fit great, light weight and easy to adjust to running in. HIGHLY recommend.

I bought these as part of a BOGO sale locally. I also have the KomondoSport, the KomondoSport LS, the TrekSport, and the Bikila.My thoughts on these are:Very slipper like as far as uppers & ease of putting on/taking off.Non marking soles with flexibility.I'm not crazy about the rubber "pod" pads on the bottom because I think they make it feel like you are constantly walking on rocks. Who likes that? I understand for durability & traction, they did this, but they just feel odd since these are a barefoot shoe(and thus, you feel everything!).I also feel lots of seams in these as opposed to my others. I notice that in the others, they are lined until you reach the forefoot area, in these, they aren't. This may be why. These also don't have a removable insole, so you feel the seams on the footbed. My Bikilas also don't have a removable insole, but the insole is wider, so the seams aren't under your feet like these are.Size wise, they recommend to one size up from your usual VFF size. I second that. In my others, I am a 41 but in these I needed a 42. Otherwise, the curvature of the sole makes your toes feel too squished into an upward curve.I bought these to wear around my house as slippers, but for comfort these are my least favorite out of the ones I bought. I feel too much "stuff" related to the shoe design than I would like. When you barefoot/minimalist, the focus is on the feet & the earth beneath you, your stride & strike. Not seams & rubber pods.I give them 3 stars because I still think they are decent shoes with some real world uses. But they could be better. In many ways.