Adult's Footwear

Hello, my name is Nina and I am a Senior Physiotherapist with over 15 years experience in the NHS and the private sector. I have a particular interest in treating foot and ankle issues and am a member of The Association of Foot & Ankle Physiotherapists here in the UK.

I developed an interest in barefoot shoes in my early 20’s and have been wearing minimalist shoes ever since.

The conflict between fashion and function in footwear is probably as old as the earliest shoes. In this this blog post Bernie Landels looks at how this manifests itself in the range of summer footwear on offer, aka sandals, flip-flops, slip-ons, slingbacks….

Jade, one of our fantastic team members at HLS, recently took on The Sandstone Trail, with her 8 year-old son Teddy. The perfect opportunity to road test the Freet Mudee walking boots. Here is how they got on....

Barefoot enthusiast Anna Fox reviews the Shapen barefoot Lynx thermal Boots for winter. They are made from natural materials, so no plastics within, so they are fully breathable, as well as being temperature regulating.

Upper-Hydrophobic Nubuck leather. Durable and water resistant.

Black Friday 2025 is here — and so are the best deals of the year on barefoot shoes!

At Happy Little Soles, we’re all about natural, healthy movement — and this year's Black Friday Event is one of our biggest yet, with amazing offers across our favourite barefoot brands for babies, kids, and adults.

We were thrilled to welcome a BBC World Service podcast producer to one of our recent Happy Little Soles Try & Buy events as part of their exploration into the growing barefoot shoe movement.

The visit was part of a new episode that dives into the idea of how small lifestyle choices, like the shoes we wear, can have a big impact on our health and wellbeing. Of course, barefoot footwear is right at the heart of that conversation.