Discount codes for barefoot shoes

Updated for 2025. Wearing barefoot or minimalist shoes helps to promote stronger, healthier feet. You can now save 15% off barefoot shoes at Sole Mechanics with these active discount codes.

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Visit my Natural Footwear page for the full list of discount codes for online sellers of barefoot shoes, including Xero Shoes, Barefoot Shoes Australia and Lex for kids. 

Natural Footwear Discounts Australia

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What are barefoot shoes?

Barefoot shoes are designed to let your feet do the work: for better balance, improved feeling and – ultimately – stronger, healthier feet.

When buying barefoot shoes you're looking for four essential components:

• A wide toe box – allowing toes to naturally spread and comfortably move
• Flexibility – the upper part of the shoe should be light and flexible
• Zero drop – between the front of the shoe and the area under the heel
• Thin soles – while still comfortable, they feel more like walking barefoot

Sadly, there are currently no specialist shops selling barefoot shoes in Western Australia, and certainly not here in Albany.

While in the process of searching for my own barefoot shoes, I've managed to land discount for the online seller Sole Mechanics. Read on for this code or view the full list of online retailers offering discounts on barefoot shoes. 

Buying shoes online is not without its problems. But Sole Mechanics offers great support in helping you find the best fit together with free delivery and easy returns (T&Cs apply).

What's more, there are barefoot shoes available for men, women and children.

Get 15% off Sole Mechanics

Brands: Vivobarefoot, Altra, Xero, Hickies, Luna, Baabuk, Vibram, Inov-8

Sole Mechanics is an online store selling shoes that promote healthy foot movement. They have a shop on Hampton Street in Melbourne, which also offers in-store running analysis.

Primarily catering for the active footwear market, most of the shoes Sole Mechanics sell are for running, hiking and sports. They also stock some casual shoes and sandals.

Brands include the ever-popular Vivobarefoot, along with Altra, Xero, Hickies and Luna Sandals.

I tend to find Sole Mechanics offer the best prices online for Vivobarefoot shoes.

Use the discount code REFLEXOLOGY15 for 15% off solemechanics.com.au

Expert foot assessments
One of the best things about Sole Mechanics is the very informative free foot health and sizing assessment they offer.

While the in-store assessment is naturally the best option, I still found their online foot assessment to be incredibly valuable.

Over a 30-minute video call, their advisor gave me enough information to confidently buy the right brand and model of shoes that are a functional fit for my individual foot size and shape.

For some people, the transition to getting used to barefoot shoes can take a little time. So a foot assessment with one of their experts also offers advice on how best to make this transition.

Free shipping & returns
With Sole Mechanics, you'll also benefit from free shipping on orders over $100 for delivery in Australia or New Zealand.

And just in case the shoes are not quite right they offer easy returns, providing a free postage for sending the shoes back for a refund or exchange. The shoes and packaging must still be in new condition with no scuffs or marks, so be sure to try them on indoors on carpeted floors.

See the Sole Mechanics website for their full terms and conditions on shipping and returns. 

Discount code for Sole Mechanics Australia
Get 15% off Sole Mechanics with this active coupon code: REFLEXOLOGY15. The discount applies to all sitewide purchases on solemechanics.com.au. It may not apply to sale items. 

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More discounts on barefoot shoes

Since writing this article, I've secured discounts with more barefoot brands and online sellers of natural footwear. 

See the full list of discount codes for money off your favourite kicks. 

View all discount codes

Save up to 15% off barefoot shoes: View the full list of discounts with online retailers

Support for reflexology clients

As a reflexologist, feet are obviously the focus of the work that I do. It's common to see clients with callouses, blisters, bunions or hammer toes, plus those experiencing foot pain such as Morton's neuroma and plantar fasciitis. What's intriguing is how often these conditions align with the shape of the shoes we regularly wear.

Emerging insights on foot health are revealing how modern shoes, with their narrow toe boxes, inflexible soles and extra support, are impacting the health of our feet. And, as the feet are the body's foundation for movement, poor foot strength and function has a huge impact on our posture and overall health.

On a physical level, reflexology helps to ease out aches and pains in the feet (though there are many other benefits to the practice).

For those who are interested in exploring their foot health further, I can point you in the right direction for getting the support to help strengthen your feet and improve your foot function.

To stay in the loop, and hear about additional one-off discounts, send me a message and ask to be added to my email list, or follow barefootholistics.au on Facebook or Instagram.

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Author: Toria Macgregor

Toria is a reflexologist who owns and runs Barefoot Holistics Reflexology in Albany, Western Australia.

Passionate about healing from the feet up, she offers reflexology to help reduce the many symptoms of our stressed-out world, including pain, anxiety, IBS, and irregular or painful cycles.

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