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.
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.
