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How to Know if Your New Shoes Fit

Finding a new pair of shoes may seem like a basic task, but it can be quite complicated, particularly if you have wide feet, and proper fitting shoes are vital for comfort and to prevent injury. This article discusses how to ensure that you have selected the correct shoe size.

When possible, avoid large chain stores and department stores because these stores rarely carry wide shoes. They may have a number of different styles but that is because they cater to people looking for a particular look, not necessarily to people looking for a particular size or function. Consequently, what usually happens is if you have wide feet, you will end up buying a shoe that is one to two sizes too long in order to achieve a shoe that is wide enough. You see, each shoe size has a general width associated with it, which is based on average foot sizes. For example, a foot with an average length of 10 inches may have a width of 5 inches while an average length of 11 inches may have a width of 5.5 inches. If your foot is 10 inches long and 5.5 inches wide, you should really be buying a size 10 wide, but a store that does not stock wide shoes will instead fit you with a size 11 medium, because this is the smallest shoe size that is comfortable on your foot.

Once you have found a shoe store that does in fact carry varying sizes and widths, the next step is to ensure that the store has clerks that are properly trained and educated in the brands the carry and how to fit them. You should expect to always be fitted for your shoes. If they expect you to find your own shoes, then frankly you need to find a new store. For, while shoe sizes are more or less universal, they are simply meant as a guideline as different manufacturers and styles produce slight size variations that may not exactly match a stated size. A good shoe clerk should be aware of these differences.

While a good store clerk will be able to measure your feet and check the fit, you play a key role in ensuring that the foot is comfortable. What should theoretically work for your foot does not always work for you. If the shoes is not comfortable, then something is wrong. Don't take a pair of shoes just because the store clerk says this should be the shoe for you. Also remember, that one's shoe size does not necessarily stay the same for their entire adult life. Factors such as swelling, progressive foot conditions like bunions, and general body girth can allow for an increase or decrease in the shoe size. So if the clerk says you are an 8 ½ but you have always been an 8, don't argue, just try both on and see what is most comfortable. In general, Foot measuring and fitting should be done at the end of the day when buying shoes with laces. This is when one's foot is expected to be at it's greatest size if leg swelling is a factor, otherwise the purchased shoe may feel too tight at the end of the day. Conversely, if buying slip-on shoes, clogs, sandals, or any shoe that does not have a lace, it is best to be fitted in the morning when you foot is at it's smallest size. This is because these types of shoes rely on your foot being snug in order to fit properly and will expand more with use.

If one must fit them self, there are several ways to tell if a shoe fits properly. The first test is to ensure a proper length. In general, there should be about a thumbnails distance between the end of the big toe and the tipe of the shoe. The sides of the foot should not feel compressed by the sides of the shoe. For open shoes, there should never be any overhang of the foot, meaning the shoe should always be larger than your foot. If you can see your toes being compressed, then you need to re-consider your size. Compression of the toes can lead to hammer-toe abnormalities, and a shoe that is too narrow will lead to bunions. Both are chronic and will lead to more systemic issues. Make sure once you've found a decent fitting shoe that you walk around in it for SEVERAL minutes. See if your foot is moving within the shoe. Check to see if the top of the shoe bunches into the top of the toes when the shoe bends, or if the heel slips out of the shoe when walking. One should 'feel' if the fit is proper.

Wearing properly fitting shoes is key to having comfort and energy throughout the day. If you feet don't fit properly you compensate by changing your posture, which leads to systemic imbalance causing other chronic issues and depleting energy. See out a well educated clerk to help you find the right shoe and don't settle for anything less than the perfect shoe.

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