shoes Archives - Page 3 of 3 - Fixing Your Feet

Sep 30, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: blisters, fit, foot blisters, Foot Care, Footcare, Footwear, shoe fit, shoes

Remember Charlie? I mentioned him two days ago when the subject was Don’t Give Up on Footwear. I wrote. “He asked for advice after working hard to rid his feet of calluses. It worked for a long time and then, one day, his feet got trashed during an ultra.” I get that a lot—people asking for advice. The first thing I do is ask the question, “What changed?” The answer sometimes is simple and easy. Other times, it’s complex. People tell me they never …

Sep 2, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Sports Tagged: adventure racing, camping, fastpacking, fotwear, Hiking, Mt. Whitney, shoes

Two weeks ago at the Outdoor Retailers Show I met Ryan Jordan of BackpackingLight and picked up a copy of the new book he edited, Lightweight Backpacking & Camping: A Field Guide to Wilderness Hiking Equipment, Technique, and Style. Ryan and his team are the gurus of lightening your load. Their website BackpackingLight.com has a wealth of information, gear reviews, and tips on this fast growing sport. People are discovering going lightweight can make for a better outdoor experience. …

Aug 31, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: fitness, Footwear, Health, shoes, walking

According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association, last year more than 40 million people walked for fitness. Hooked on the Outdoors, a backyard travel and gear magazine, reported more than 159 million Americans age 16 and older participated in human-powered outdoor recreation activities in 2004. Both numbers are outstanding. Our society has become an obese society—with weights scary especially at younger ages. The simple act of walking can, and will, help you get …

Aug 29, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Sports Tagged: buying shoes, fitting shoes, Footwear, running shoes, shoe fit, shoes, walking shoes

If you are unsure of how to choose the right footwear for your activity, ask the salespeople at your outdoors store. One caveat though, I mean a “quality”outdoor store. Many people make the mistake of going to a discount store, a department store, or a chain store where, for the most part, the sales people have “zero” shoe-fitting experience. Fitting shoes means more than simply handing you a size nine shoe and pushing down on the toe and saying, “Yup, it has enough room.” …

Aug 25, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: Footwear, shoe fit, shoe stores, shoes

If you are unsure of how to choose the right footwear for your activity, ask the salespeople. It may be at an outdoor store, a walking store, a running store, or a tri-athlete store. One caveat though, I mean a quality store. That means a store that focuses on sport specific activities. The salespeople are typically better trained to help customers with shoe selection and fit. Many are also able to analyze your gait and stride. The result is a shoe selection that will provide comfort and …

Aug 17, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Health, Sports Tagged: backpacker, Footwear, google, runner's world, running times, shape, shoe fit, shoe reviews, shoes

Today’s shoes are easily interchangeable between sports—or so it seems. It is easy to pull on a pair of shoes and go walking, or running, or hiking—without thinking much about whether the shoes are right for the activity. Everywhere we look, in every magazine we page through, we are inundated with choices in footwear. Why not walk in running shoes, run in walking shoes, or hike in road shoes? In fact, do all three in one pair of shoes. Does it matter? Well, in fact, …

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