Most People Over 60 Are Wearing the Wrong Shoe Size (And It's Not the Length)

🔗 Find shoes that fit the feet you have today, with my complete 4-book shoe collection for walking right after 55: raydawkins.frontporchbooks.net If your shoes feel tight by the end of the day, going up a size probably won't fix it. In one study of older adults, about eight out of ten were wearing shoes that didn't fit their feet the way they should. In this video we go through five signs your shoes are the wrong fit, what the research says about each one, and what to look for the next time you buy a pair. Number one is the one that fools almost everybody. There's also a simple check you can do at home tonight with the shoes you already own. When was the last time somebody actually measured your feet? Tell us in the comments. This video is general information, not medical advice. If you have foot pain that doesn't go away, corns or bunions that bother you, numbness, or diabetes, talk to your doctor or a foot specialist. Sources: Menz & Morris 2005, footwear characteristics and foot problems in older people, Gerontology: karger.com/ger/article-abstract/51/5/346/147071/Footwear-Characteristics-and-Foot-Problems-in Buldt & Menz 2018, incorrectly fitted footwear, foot pain and foot disorders, review: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6064070 Frey et al. 1993, AOFAS women's shoe survey: www.qxmd.com/r/8454237 AOFAS FootCareMD, 10 points of proper shoe fit: footcaremd.org/resources/how-to-help/10-points-of-proper-shoe-fit AOFAS FootCareMD, older adult feet: www.footcaremd.org/foot-ankle-health/older-adult-feet Cleveland Clinic, how feet change over time: health.clevelandclinic.org/shoes-getting-tight-feet-change-size-time Shoe widths explained, D to 4E: runrepeat.com/size-charts/new-balance Brannock device fitting instructions: brannock.com/pages/instructions-fitting-tips