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Footwear advice

Just think for a minute about the variety of different shoes and footwear people
  use on a daily basis:


·         Fashion shoes and boots
·       
   Specialist work footwear like fire fighters boots or builders safety
  shoes
·         Specialist dance shoes like street dance or ballet
  shoes
·         Specialist sports shoes like football boots or sprinting
  spikes
·         Leisure footwear like hiking boots or fishing  waders



They are all different shapes and designs and made from all  sorts of
different materials.

A combination of the demand for such a wide  variety
of footwear and developments in material and manufacturing technology  means
that footwear manufacturing has changed massively in recent  years.


Shoes generally are made of an upper, a lining, a sole and some  mechanism
for fastening them.  However nowadays with the advances in  manufacturing
technology and the science of materials not many pairs of shoes  are so
straightforward any more.


The materials now used in footwear
  manufacture include:

·         Breathable fabric that lets air in and
  moisture out
·         Different densities of foam that can provide support
  or shock absorbency
·         Thermal materials that help to keep the cold
  out and body heat in
·         Waterproof materials to help keep your feet
  dry
·         Lining material with antibacterial properties to reduce foot
  outdoor
·         Super strong materials that reduce injury from crushing or
  sharp objects

Shoe manufacturers are increasingly using a combination
of  biology and ergonomics, physics and chemistry to create footwear that is
  lighter, softer, and stronger or has more functionality or specialist
properties  than ever before.

If you have seen any of the adverts for
shoes like Fit  flops, MBTs, Shape ups and Easy Tone you will have seen that the
advances in  technology and science in footwear development are now leading to
claims about  health and physical benefits from footwear. Shoes are no longer
just shoes.

 Herts Podiatry 13 Bearton Green Hitchin  Hertfordshire
Tel: 01462 456031

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