Cool East Market Learning Hub

Pricing Transparency

CEM retail prices breakdown, and tips for Canadians on purchasing from international barefoot shoe companies.

We are hiring again!

We're looking to hire PT help starting mid February, and we'd love to hire someone in the barefoot shoes community. If you know anyone who would be...

Help Wanted

We're looking to hire PT help starting this fall, and we'd love to hire someone in the barefoot shoes community. If you know anyone who would be a ...

Feet, Gait & More! Workshop

Upcoming Workshop: November 26th   Curious to explore the anatomy of the foot, and the rest of our lower limbs? Join us for this 2 hour workshop to...

How To Walk, Barefoot Style!

A summary of tips on gait adjustments for walking in minimal shoes based on our Katy Bowman books, personal experience, and other knowledgeable sou...

CEM Needs Your Help!

  We've Got a Favour to Ask Since we originally created a sizing guide a few years back a lot has changed. We've added new models, new brands, and ...

Navigating Online Shopping for Minimal and Barefoot Shoes

How do we navigate this situation? The community has realised that shoe fit comes down not only to length and width measurements, but also to the s...

Self Empowered Learning

We believe these shoes have a great potential for benefiting overall health, but we’re also conscious that the shoes by themselves aren’t a solutio...

Introducing the Zelen from Xero Shoes

The new Xero Zelen casual athletic sneaker is already getting great feedback from the minimal shoe community! Made from eco-friendly biodegradable ...

The Calf Stretch

The Calf Stretch is the corrective exercise we recommend most often here at CEM. Calf Stretch is part of the minimal shoe-friendly Restorative Exer...

Correct Toes and Toe Spacers

Everything you didn't know you needed to know about toe spacers! What do they do, who they're for, and why we recommend Correct Toes in particular....

CEM's Transition Into 2022

As of the beginning of the new year, it’s finally official! Cool East Market has a brand new owner, though we’ve known him a long time. We’re thril...