Interactive planner
The minimalist transition planner
Decades of cushioned shoes do not undo in a fortnight. This planner takes your weekly routine and how minimal your current footwear already is, and grades a path over 8 to 12 weeks: how much of your activity time to spend in minimal shoes each week, what foot homework to do alongside, and what to watch for.
The slow ramp is the whole point: a published imaging study of runners who transitioned over just ten weeks found early bone stress reactions in the feet of those who pushed too fast. Repeat weeks freely; the plan has no deadline.
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Sources
- Foot bone marrow edema after a 10-week transition to minimalist running shoes Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (Ridge ST et al.), 2013Why transition plans go slowly: too-fast transitions showed bone stress reactions on MRI.
- Foot pain and foot problems NHS, 2024
- Public foot health information Royal College of Podiatry, 2024
- IWGDF guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot, 2023Diabetic feet need professional assessment before any footwear transition.
- Physical activity fact sheet World Health Organization, 2024
Last reviewed: 2026-07-16
Before week one: know your starting point.
The foot strength self-check takes a few minutes and tells you whether your balance, calves and toes are ready for the ramp, or need a head start.
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