How shoepidit are these? Running shoes with no heels? There are a number of brands of heel less running shoes or floating heel running shoes on the market. The whole idea is that they encourage you to run on the forefoot rather than heel strike. That is based on the misguided belief that forefoot running …
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Leave the flip flops alone
The flip flops are a symbol of freedom from stupid shoes. They a signify a causal lifestyle. They are causal and they are cool. They free the feet from being constrained. By there very design, they are minimalist and they reek of simplicity – nothing complicated about the flip flops (that they call jandals in …
Another shoe company being pursued by the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission in the USA has filed a lawsuit against the Gravity Defyer shoe company alleging that they are illegally making unsubstantiated health claims for their shoes. In the lawsuit, the FTC allege that the company is violating a 2001 order that barred then from such allegedly deceptive advertising by making scientifically unsupported …
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Crocs and Your Dignity
Crocs are the butt of jokes and at the same time a well-loved form of footwear. The contradiction and absurdity is not hard to escape. Those that love their Crocs, love them. Others hate them! There certainly is debate if Crocs are good for your feet or not. Some think they are, some think they …
Bunion Correctors
If you have fallen into the shoepidity trap and developed a bunion, then can you use the bunion correctors to fix them? This are splints or braces that you are supposed to be worn at night to correct the bunion. They have been around for years but not a lot of research shows if they …