The health of the legs (the feet) depends on how correctly a person chooses shoes. If the shoes are too narrow, the heels are too high, and the insoles are poorly made, we will eventually experience foot disease. What to do to avoid foot diseases? The answer is obvious. When choosing shoes, we should be guided, apart from the aesthetic value of our new shoes, also the comfort for our feet.
How to choose the right shoes?
Of course, it would be ideal to order bespoke handmade shoes, i.e. shoes made by their manufacturer after taking measurements from our feet, but for various reasons it is not always possible. The two basic reasons why we most often give up made-to-measure shoes and buy shoes in a shoe store are the price of made-to-measure shoes and the waiting time for their production. Very often we need shoes for today, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and custom-made shoes take time to make them, most often it is several weeks. In addition, like every craft product, handmade shoes are unique, they require a longer number of hours needed to make them, and therefore the price cannot compete with shoes from a chain store, but the comfort of their use is priceless. Carefully crafted, hand-sewn shoes are priceless for the health of our feet. By ordering bespoke handmade shoes, you have the chance to externalize your individuality while ensuring the comfort of your feet.
What to do when we have to buy shoes from series production? What to consider when choosing shoes in a shoe store, when we want to take care of the comfort and health of the feet? The most important thing is to choose the right shoe size for our feet.
In order to choose shoes in accordance with the size, it is necessary that the distance between the tip of the shoe and the tip of the big toe is not less than the size of the nail of the same toe.
Do not compromise and don’t choose tight shoes, even if they are very beautiful, as this can lead to calluses, hardening of the skin and corns. You need spacious shoes to reduce the load on the thumb of the foot, which moves about half a centimetre when walking.
How to check the width of the shoes?
It is important that the shoes are made of a good, durable material. When putting on shoes, you should check them for the correctness of the choice of width.
Do it this way. Put on your shoes and check that you can move all your fingers freely as far as you like, then vigorously run your finger or hand across the shoe from the little toe to the bone on the big toe. Properly selected footwear should slightly wrinkle along the exercise line, the skin should slightly wrinkle, deform, which means that there is free space for moving the fingers inside the shoe. If this did not happen, you have probably chosen too tight shoes. This poses a risk of corns and deformation of the foot or toes.
The quality of the liner
The toe portion must be wider than the heel portion. The insole and shoe must be in the shape of a foot. Otherwise, the foot will tire quickly.
The quality of footwear materials
Shoes should be made of natural leather or natural fabric, because those materials let your foot breathe. Shoes made of artificial leather do not allow the feet to breathe properly, which is a great discomfort for your feet, which in the long term can lead to foot diseases.
The artificial materials used to make the shoes cause increased perspiration on the feet and act like a steam bath on the feet. In such an environment, fungi and pathogenic bacteria will quickly develop inside the shoe.
In order not to cause the foot to sweat excessively, you should not buy shoes with a rubber sole. The rubber sole also causes a bathing effect on the foot, it is recommended to choose shoes with a natural sole.
Concluding
Having more knowledge on what to consider when buying shoes in a shoe store, you can take better care of the comfort and health of your feet. Remember that the best shoes for your feet are bespoke handmede shoes and if possible, buy shoes made of natural leather and tailored at least once, and you will certainly appreciate their quality and comfort.
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