How to Buy the Best Walking Shoes

It is extremely important to buy the best walking shoes to make sure your feet are totally protected while you are walking. having ill fitting walking shoes can cause injuries and back pain. Learn how to quickly and easily buy the best walking shoes for your feet and body type. There are so many types of walking shoes on the market it is important to make sure to buy the best walking shoe for you!

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• yellow pages

1. The first thing you need to do to buy the best walking shoes is to get out your local yellow pages. Look for a local running or walking store that specializes in running/walking shoes and has personalized service. Call the store and find out if they do foot measurements and examine your stride to determine if it is a good and specialized walking store. This will be the most important step in buying the best walking shoe.

2. Once you arrive at the store, ask the clerk to measure your feet and tell the clerk the distance you normally walk, the amount of time you normally walk, and the speed you usually walk. This is key to finding the best walking shoes and finding walking shoes that will last awhile. Really good walking shoe stores will also ask you to walk so they can examine your stride and where you tend to put the most pressure on your foot when walking.

3. If you have an old pair of walking shoes bring those to the store with you. This will help the clerk find the best walking shoe for you. If the shoe was great tell the clerk that, if there were things you didn't like, tell the clerk why you didn't like those particular walking shoes. A knowledgeable clerk will use that information to help you find the best walking shoes.

4. Try on multiple pairs of walking shoes to find the bets walking shoe for you. Do not only take a few steps, walk around for 5-10 minutes and see how the walking shoes feel. Also, make sure to wear the same kind of socks you are likely to wear when you are walking.

5. The next thing you need to do to make sure you buy the best walking shoes is to play with them. Twist the walking shoe and bend it. It should be flexible. Make sure the walking shoe bends at the ball of the foot, not the middle. This is a sign of a well made walking shoe. Also, walking shoes should be mostly flat and should not have a flared heel like running shoes. Finally, make sure they are comfortable now! Walking shoes should not take weeks to break in - if your walking shoes are not comfortable in the store they will not be comfortable when you walk in them.

Tips & Warnings

• Walking shoes should last at least 500 miles -ask the clerk how long the shoe you are looking at generally lasts!

• Try on more than one pair!

• Use the internet to find the shoe you like at a lower price!