Complex sentence: The idea of minimalistic shoes is to get as close to barefoot running while still wearing a shoe, thus offering you some protection while running, and offering some of the advantages of barefoot running the running clinic.
Split into simpler sentences: The idea of minimalistic shoes is to get as close to barefoot running while still wearing a shoe, thus offering you some protection while running. Minimalist shoes also offer you some of the advantages of barefoot running the running clinic.