![]() ![]() A few running stores have these shoe-fitting specialists on duty, but runners too often depend on salespeople with limited shoe-fitting knowledge. As always, your best bet is a specialty running store.Īnd when you go shopping, seek out a pedorthist. ![]() So if you require a shoe that's anything out of the ordinary, you need to shop around. Orthotics wearers or runners with high arches often need shoes with more depth. Some brands offer width sizing in a couple of models-particularly New Balance, which offers three or four widths with every model. If you have especially large, small, narrow or wide feet, your shoe choice may be limited. Unfortunately, many shoe stores carry only the most popular sizes. Shoes that are too wide allow the foot to slide around, which causes undue friction, which in turn can lead to blisters. Shoes that are too narrow in the forefoot can cause pinched-nerve pain, bunions, corns or calluses. ![]() Shoes that are too short can cause black toenails. "Bad shoe fit can cause a multitude of problems for your feet, everything from numbness and burning to blisters and painful calluses," says Rick Braver, D.P.M., a podiatrist in Englewood, N.J., who treats many runners. Proper shoe selection is vital to foot health-not merely the shoe brand and model, but the fit. Yes, it's time to start acknowledging the importance of your feet. What's more, foot anomalies can lead to pain and injury of the shins, knees, hips and lower back, making us injury-prone when we really shouldn't be. ![]() Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play ![]()
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