General Foot
Care
The Best Shoes for Walking
Walking
shoes are your most important item of gear. Our walking
shoe gear guide will help you decide which to buy, where to
buy, and reader reviews of shoes.
The Best Shoe
There is
no one best shoe. The best shoe for you is the the one that
fits
you best,
the one that gives you the proper support, flexibility,
cushioning, and compensates for any stride problems you may
have, such as overpronation. Each person's feet are
different. Take all advice with a grain of salt and find a
shoe fitting expert to help you find the shoe that is best
for your walking distance, speed, style, and surface as
well as your weight and stride.
Boots
for Walkers?
Many
long distance walkers wear hiking boots. I noted over half
of the walkers on half-marathon to marathon distance walks
in Europe were wearing boots. However, boots do not provide
motion control features that many people need, and may be
inflexible and heavy. Walkers may discover that they need a
boot for the trail but not for the street.