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Research is increasingly showing that over-engineered, cushioned, throwaway shoes are damaging our feet and the planet. So what’s the alternative?
If we’re being honest, most of us will admit that we choose our shoes based purely on aesthetics, not really thinking about whether they’re fit for purpose. But while we probably know deep down those high heels and narrow, rigid shoes are bad for our feet, it turns out that over-engineered, cushioned trainers aren’t doing them any favours either.
Decades of slick marketing campaigns fronted by sporting and cultural icons may have told us that technologically advanced trainers are essential for running faster and leaping further, but is that really true? The 1970s jogging boom led to the rise of cushioned trainers that do all the hard work for feet. The irony is that with 26 bones, more than 30 joints and over 20 muscles, the human foot is a biomechanical masterpiece that doesn’t actually need any extra help to perform.
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