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Shoes for a wife who'd rather wear sandals
The LandoStander
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So my wife and I have begun walking/jogging around our neighborhood or in the local park. I'll take a jog and my wife will walk our dog while I do so. While walking isn't all that strenuous my wife is kind of heavy set and the routine of walking a few miles every other day in her sandals is not surprisingly leading to some very sore feet on her part. She has one pair of sneakers that she claims are worse to walk in than her sandals.
My wife has wide feet and a fairly low arch, which I don't think is helped by her avoidance of proper shoes. So, has anyone else out there had a similar issue or have ideas on good styles of shoes that might be a bit less constrictive but still offer better support/protection than sandals? I suppose I should note that my wife won't wear anything other than the standard between the toe sandals if she can manage it. I've thought about looking into Tabi style footwear but Amazon and other normal shopping sites don't seem to really have anything other than just the straight Tabi boots which are not what I'm after.
My wife has wide feet and a fairly low arch, which I don't think is helped by her avoidance of proper shoes. So, has anyone else out there had a similar issue or have ideas on good styles of shoes that might be a bit less constrictive but still offer better support/protection than sandals? I suppose I should note that my wife won't wear anything other than the standard between the toe sandals if she can manage it. I've thought about looking into Tabi style footwear but Amazon and other normal shopping sites don't seem to really have anything other than just the straight Tabi boots which are not what I'm after.
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Columbia also made some decent sandals for, well, more sporty usage than the $5 walmart flipflops, as I recall from when I worked in shoes. Don't know what they're like these days, but 3 years ago a few customers swore they were the best sandals ever for being active in
I have flat feet and anything with decent arch support is/was really uncomfortable when I first put them on but it prevents a lot of foot and knee pain after walking around for a few hours. Now that I try to wear shoes with good inserts all the time they don't hurt anymore to put on and are starting to feel less weird. Ask her to stand around for about 5 minutes any time she puts shoes on, the discomfort from actually having arch support went away in that time period for me.
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Tivas are what I was going to suggest as well. I've gone on many a hike with Tivas on, and while I think they're not exactly the most stylish kicks around, I really do like them for function over form.
These shoes have my vote. They're extremely comfortable, and quite durable. As was mentioned, they take a bit of getting used to. If you're going to do any running in them, avoid harder ground until you get comfortable with them. There's hardly any cushioning, so you can bruise your soles running on concrete in them.
step 1: go to a shoe store - try on wide foot runners.
step 2: repeat step 1 till you buy runners that fit properly
If anything someone carrying a heavy backpack or who is significantly overweight should be wearing hiking boots with ankle support, although I'll give her a pass since it's literally a walk in the park :P