Get comfortable shoes
This is useful advice
Lately I’ve been walking more. Upping my step count. And one thing really helped…
I got a new pair of comfortable shoes.
You know, those newfangled ultra cushioned super supportive shoes that are supposed to feel like walking on clouds or something. In my case it was the Brooks Glycerin 21. I got them on a fantastic sale, and they are super comfy.
But this is not an ad for overpriced shoes. That is not the point at all.
It is easier to walk more if the shoes are more comfortable.
My previous shoes were a couple years old and pretty worn out. The cushion wasn’t so cushiony anymore. The heel was scraping against my ankle.
So yeah, I needed new shoes.
Now, imagine if I set out to up my step count but kept walking on shoes that hurt my feet. How well would that go?
But that’s not what I did. I got the right tool for the job.
That’s my point.
If you are going to walk a lot, get comfortable shoes. It makes the whole experience better.
If you are setting out to do anything, get the right tool for the job.
I am shocked how often people run headfirst into something with no regard to the proper equipment, tools, or supplies. It can make a big difference in the entire experience.
I still have to do the walking, but the right shoes make the journey more bearable.
So if you’re going to do a lot of walking, get comfortable shoes. Your feet will thank you.
-Brian
Just wanted to mention the same principle can be applied to people in your life. If you have a partner that you feel uncomfortable with, the journey will be hard and uncomfortable to raise kids and grow. And the same goes for your friends.
so there is a pretty famous book called 'running' about why foot injury increased and the ability to walk and run longer and more comfortably decreased as shoe and sneaker companies made 'more supportive' and 'more comfortable' shoes. You can go read it, but the gist is the foot is comprised of a lot of tiny little pieces. When they ALL get to work hard and move around the whole structure gets stronger. But with 'support' and 'comfort' shoes, some parts do work and the other parts just sit there and don't move. The connective tissues weaken, the whole foot weakens and foot injuries of the knids athletes and everyday people never used to get suddenly happen more and more. Shoe companies had to respond with toe shoes (thin rubber no support) and 'minimalist support shoes' (nike Free, for example) to get college track programs to buy them at all. So the moral is not to always look for short term comfort to be able to walk longer and more comfortably. Sometimes it takes hard and painful, if you feet have been too 'protected and comforted too long, and are now weak' work for a long time to make it easy at the end. :)