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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It just makes a lot of shoes and socks uncomfortable and it’s bad for your back

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

From what I’ve been seeing I think a lot of shoes are just uncomfortable as-is. My longer big toe gets pushed around by the side of a slimmer shoe and shoes in generally aren’t quite wide enough around the toes for most people’s feet.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Shoes are fucking horrible. There is no reason we should be shaping our feet to match our shoes. It's like a way less extreme version of Chinese foot binding, but it's so common it's insane. Bunions and foot pain aren't normal, they're normalized. Wide toe boxes! We need wide toe boxes!

Thank you for attending my Toe Talk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok, this is an exaggerated (and badly drawn) drawing, but do people wear shoes like in option 2? Or do I just have comfortable shoes??

Low quality diagram with a drawing of 1. foot in shoe, there is space in front of the toes; 2. foot in shoe, the toes are comically squished.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I've seen women's shoes like that. But even picture 1 isn't good for you. Your toes are naturally wider than the rest of your foot (take a look at a toddler walking barefoot sometime to see this). Toes splay to give us balance. Shoes that are like picture 1 or, God forbid, 2, push the toes to be narrower than they should be, causing crowding, overlapping, and bunions, among a host of other issues.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I have duck feet, and always assumed 'wide' shoes were just how a well fitting shoe was supposed to feel.

Then I bought a cheap pair of barefoot style shoes, which often have ridiculously large toeboxes that some people avoid just due to how they look.

It was nirvana; finally, a shoe that truly fit! I can never go back now.

Also @[email protected], you might wanna try some if you haven't!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I started with these. Unfortunately only available on amazon, but they were an affordable way to try them, and they've been surprisingly durable!

Once I confirmed that I loved the barefoot style, I eventually invested in some vivobarefoot boots as well, and those have been fantastic. (If you go that route someday, look for them on eBay and wait for a deal).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Okay, cool! I thought you meant those toe shoes at first. What makes them "barefoot" shoes? Is it just the wide toe box?

For me, I actually go up a full shoe size when I stand vs when sitting. I got my feet sized all through childhood and my 20s and always had horrible pain in shoes, and ended up learning this when I went to a podiatrist. My feet squish out like playdoh when I stand up. Lol. I've been treating my podiatrist shoes with kid gloves for years now because I lost the food insurance lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Toe shoes would qualify as barefoot too, but I they're just a more extreme version I think.

Barefoot shoes usually have 3 traits:

  • Zero Drop - The shoe is the same height from the back to the front, so your heel isn't higher up than your toes
  • Flexable, thin soles with no arch support - Allows you to feel the ground and build up strength in your feet and arches
  • Wide toe box, to allow for your feet to retain their natural shape for comfort and stability.

This video does a good job of explaining why those other two traits are desirable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait, it's bad for your back? Why?

My lower back problems started pretty young. Never would have thought my stupid long long toes would be related.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

It effects your posture, gait, and weight distribution which all effect the pressure and strain on your spine