Please people, take better care of your feet!!
Friends of mine despair at me as they have picked up a bad habit of mine, staring at peoples feet. Please do not think this as being some sort of fetish. Instead it is merely an observation regarding how many people should be wearing corrective insoles in their shoes.
Lots of money is being wasted every year on physiotherapy for problems caused by supination and pronation of the feet (feet that roll outwards or inwards, also known as collapsed arches for pronation).
Ugg boots are a fantastic demonstration of these, how many people do you know who no longer walk on the soles of their boots, but instead are walking on the sides, or half-on half-off and don’t notice? Converse and ballet pumps offer an even clearer view of this. These soft sided shoes allow the foot to assume its ‘natural’ position which is a large cause of pain for many people after prolonged durations of walking/being on their feet.
I love superfeet insoles. I work in retail and have done for many years, this means A LOT of time on my feet. Unlike standard insoles which are just for cushioning, these insoles line up your ankles, knees, hips and as a result your back too.
I find that I stand taller, my hips no longer hurt, I no longer easily twist an ankle and my lower back no longer twinges every time I pick a sock up off the floor.
By slipping a pair into my converse I can even wear them for hours without feeling any aches or pains underfoot.
Low volume for dress shoes/converse, less rigid ones for approach shoes, and deep ones for my walking boots. All of my shoes now contain superfeet. The shoes that I can’t get them to fit properly have left the party. It just is not worth the discomfort.
Is it time you tried?