NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enthusiasm for minimalist running shoes may have waned since the barefoot running craze that sparked them but fitness experts say the idea of minimalism has left a lighter, flatter, more natural footprint on the running industry, which is a good thing.
Minimalist shoes reached peak sales in the United States at $400 million (251.79 million pound) in 2012, according to sports research firm Sports One Source, but sales declined by 13 percent in the first quarter of 2013.
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