footwear fit Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Dec 22, 2012 · by John · In: Foot Care, Footwear, Footwear Products, Health Tagged: Adrenaline Gts, Adventure Racer, Asics Eagle Trail, Asics Gel Trabuco, Brooks Adrenaline, Casual Walker, Durability, Elusive Search, footwear fit, Internet Reading, Lookout, new balance, New Shoes, Outfitter, pacific crest trail, Reading Reviews, running shoes, shoe fit, shoe reviews, shoes, shoes that fit, Southern California Section, Weather, Willett

Whether you are a runner, ultrarunner, adventure racer, thru-hiker, casual walker, or something in-between, you are probably always on the lookout for the right shoe. Maybe one of the magazines you subscribe to has a shoe issue, or occasional shoe reviews. Or maybe you scour the Internet reading reviews or pay close attention to what is written in email forums to which you subscribe. It's the elusive search for the perfect shoe. Can there be more than one shoe that is right for your feet? Are …

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Nov 4, 2012 · by John · In: Footwear, Footwear Products, Sports Tagged: blisters, Confusion, Depression, fit, foot problems, Footwear, footwear fit, insoles, Lead, New Pair Of Shoes, Pair Of Shoes, Physician Assistant, Pitfalls, Quarter Inch, Seams, shoe fit, shoe inserts, Size Shoe, socks, Stock, Tight, toes, Ultrarunner, Uppers

In choosing footwear, fit is everything. You may buy a new pair of shoes, not get a good fit, and use them for short runs or races without much problem. But the longer you’ll be wearing them at a time, the more important the fit. Here’s a trick to help get ensure a good fit. Rich Schick, a physician’s assistant and ultrarunner, shared that he believes the key to getting the proper size shoe is the insert - often called insoles. “If the foot does not fit the insert, then the shoe will have to …

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Feb 4, 2007 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: cushioned socks, foot wear, Footwear, footwear fit, shoe fit, socks, world's softest socks

It is common for people who want comfortable feet to think they need to wear cushioned socks. As an example, my wife recently bought a new pair of golf shoes. They were Nike Air Go golf shoes, on sale—certainly a factor. She mentioned at the end of 18 holes, her feet hurt. So she tried on these sale shoes at a local golf course, with the socks she had worn that day. Normally, she wears a size 9. They were tight so she went up to a 9.5. Since they too were tight, she finally settled on a size …

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