How to Choose Shoes for Unstable Feet

Submit Your Tip

How to Choose Shoes for Unstable Feet – This is a place for the community to provide tips and advice on How to Choose Shoes for Unstable Feet. This topic was created by Wayne Preston and the tips are provided by the community. The tips you add here can be your own or referred from another site. The best tips are then ranked at the top when up-voted by members of the community.

Tip 1 - Special Running & Walking Shoes for Problem Feet | LIVESTRONG.COM

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Michele Ferrero | permalink

Your feet have the ability to make walking and running a pleasant or painful experience. Feet are the first part of your body to absorb impact, and how they strike the ground influences the alignment of your leg. If your feet cause alignment issues, your joints often experience pain, inflammation and potential cartilage wear. Wearing specific shoes...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/438434-special-running-walking-shoes-for-problem-feet/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Choose Running Shoes

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sarah Siegel | permalink

With so many running shoes on the market selecting the right shoes can be confusing. Inside knowledge about your feet and tips for buying helps you make a smart decision.
Tags: running shoes,arch support,pronation,running shoe reviews

For further reading: http://www.women-running-together.com/runningshoes.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - Feats Of Feet: Minimalist Shoes And Strength Training - Bodybuilding.com

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Kenneth Takasaki | permalink

Toe shoes were just the beginning. Shoe manufacturers are creating a wide range of new minimalist models with strength training and athletics in mind. But do they have anything to offer you in the gym?
Tags: minimalist shoes, minimalist footwear, toe shoes, foot, feet

For further reading: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/feats-of-feet-minimalist-shoes-and-strength-training.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - What's the Best Running Shoe for Your Foot Type?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by lori street -ames | permalink

Find the best running shoe for your foot type.

For further reading: http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/beforeyoubuy/a/aabyb_shoes.htm ^[4]

Tip 5 - How to find the right running shoe

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Narelle Mc Dougall | permalink

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few years, you’ve probably heard something about the barefoot running/“minimalism” debate. Spearheaded

For further reading: http://runnersconnect.net/running-injury-prevention/how-to-find-the-right-running-shoe/ ^[5]

Tip 6 - Minimalist Shoes and Flat Feet: Not Always the Best Pair - Athletic Lab

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ginger Rhinehart | permalink

Being flat footed isn’t the end of the world. There have been many successful athletes who have had missing arches in their feet. In fact, there’s ongoing research based on the thought that flat footed sprinters might actually be faster than their counterparts who have normal feet. No matter the level of success, it is necessary for the flat footed to be mindful when it comes to the care of their feet. There are different types of flat feet. For the purpose of this article, we’ll define flat feet as a medical condition in which the arch of the foot has fallen. When standing, the entire foot of someone who is flat footed would either be in near or complete contact with the ground. If studying the footprints that are left behind near a swimming pool, a footprint that lacks an arch might be found by searching for an entire footprint. With flat feet, the tendency is for the foot to turn inward or to become pronated. When running, people with flat feet generally overpronate. This puts extra stress on the joints of the ankles, knees, hips and the back. The feet should be viewed as the base of the body. If the foundation is crumbling, everything on top of the base has the potential to become unstable as well. Proper shoes and orthotics have the potential to prevent injuries by alleviating the tendency for the feet to pronate. Without proper support, injuries may occur. Over recent years, minimalist shoes and barefoot running have increased in popularity. There’s an ongoing debate as to whether or not these shoes, or lack thereof, are worth the rage they’ve become. On one side of the debate: minimalist shoes …

For further reading: http://athleticlab.com/minimalist-shoes-and-flat-feet-not-always-the-best-pair/ ^[6]