Barefoot running is the act of running while barefoot.

Proponents of the barefoot movement argue that barefoot running is healthier for feet and reduces risk of chronic injuries, notably repetitive stress injuries due to the impact of heel striking in padded running shoes, in addition to other benefits. While these health claims are supported by some research, it remains slight. Barefoot proponents point out that there is a lack of research into the benefits, or lack of harm, of running with shoes on as opposed to running barefoot.

Running in thin-soled, flexible shoes such as moccasins, huaraches, barefoot-inspired shoes and other minimalist footwear is often called minimalist running. Minimalist running is biomechanically related to barefoot running, but alters sensory feedback from the plantar mechanoreceptors. Running in modern running shoes is quite different from barefoot running.

Throughout most of human history, running was barefoot or in thin-soled shoes such as moccasins, a practice that continues in some parts of the world, including Kenya or among the Tarahumara people of northern Mexico. According to an article published in 1999 by Connolly and Cannon, the earliest known use of shoes dates back 10,000 years.

Milind Soman (Marathi: मिलिंद सोमण) (born 4 November 1965) is an India model, actor, and film producer.

Milind Soman was born in Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin Family in Scotland and lived in England until the age of seven, when his family moved back to India. He is a Gowd Saraswat Brahmin form his maternal side. He was also a national-level swimmer for India and was then discovered as a model.

For many years, Milind had a relationship with co-model Madhu Sapre.

In July 2006, Soman married Mylene Jampanoi, his French co-actor of the film "Valley of Flowers" in a tourist resort of Goa. They had met on the sets of the same film. The two divorced in 2009. Soman is seeing another actress Shahana Goswami, but they broke up.

Soman was one of the earliest professional male models in India. His first significant work was to model in an advertising campaign for a clothing manufacturer. He quickly became one of the most successful models in the country.^{[citation needed]} He rose to further fame while featuring in Alisha Chinai's superhit music video, Made in India (1995) which then made him a household name.