Choosing Your Walking Shoes According To Your Needs

By Adam Torres


The benefit of a daily walk is an undeniable fact. As walking is considered one of the best exercises it can keep you healthy and fit for quite a long period of time. Although there are no particular rules or dress code for walking and you can do it as you wish but the fact remains that the choice of the best walking shoes can be an added benefit. However, most people does not care much about the choice of the walking shoes but the fact is that choosing the proper shoes is in fact an added benefit for your feet.

The choice of the best walking shoes of course related to the comfort of walking and for those people who usually go on long walks it is undoubtedly an added benefit to have comfortable shoes to support the shock absorbing system of your feet.

The most common factor in choosing the best walking shoes for yourself, is the matter of comfort. Most people does not generally care about the choice of the walking shoes but as a matter of fact you will not feel much difference when you are young. But on the other hand older people and sometimes people who are suffering from overweight problems can understand the needs better.

However, if you can keep in mind the pronation of your feet while purchasing your walking shoes it would be easier on your feet to be more comfortable while walking. It can be tested through wet test, by stepping on dry ground while your feet is wet you can observe that in some people there is a flat footprint which is known as under pronation, while in normal case there is a slight arc in between the toe and the back of the footprint, one the other hand people having over pronation have a very deep arc in their footprint.

As stated earlier keeping in mind the pronation of your feet while choosing your shoes allows your feet to feel more comfortable while walking. On the other hand it also gives you better balance and stability as well. However, in case of older people this is especially important to make the proper choice of the shoes as their normal physical strength and balance has already started to weaken.

In case of people suffering from overweight this is also quite important to make the proper choice of the shoes as the fact is that in such cases it has been noted that most such people tend to have heavier upper body in comparison to their lower body which makes it harder for their feet to maintain the balance while walking or running. A slow walk may not matter much but in case of regular walking pattern or walking faster than normal without proper shoes may cause disbalance.

Besides these there are also some other factors while making the choice of walking shoes which are applicable for anyone. The first and foremost thing that should always be kept in mind while making the choice is the comfort of the shoe.

It is not likely that you will benefit anything if you are in the habit of regular long walks but you are not comfortable with your shoes. It is always better to choose breathable shoes which offers better comfort and reduces the chances of sweating of your feet. Light weight shoes are always more preferable choice for walking as they offer better comfort for long walks.




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