Quote Originally Posted by Biciclista View Post
There are several truths quoted in that article. Humans have been running for millions of years. But since we now have shoe feet, we have weakened the muscles in our feet so that we have these problems. Then doctors give us orthotics that shift the balance and eventually we will need more orthotics.
The best shoe is no shoe.
Barefoot people don't get plantar fasciitis. When I shop for shoes, i look for shoes that are as flexible as possible. if i can't easily bend the shoe in half, i put it back down.
Those big fat platforms are real cute, but they're as good for walking as a couple pounds of cement tied to your ankle.

my husband has plantar fasciitis, and wears orthotics now, and we're sure it's because of a summer where he walked a lot in shoes with a 3/4" rigid sole. As a result both of my sons have been eschewing their shoes to a large degree. They both have beautiful muscular feet as a result.

also, there are PT's who can help you work with your weak feet and strengthen the muscles in them.

there's also a program called egoscue.com which has great exercises for all sorts of foot problems.


quote from article: "Your foot's centrepiece is the arch, the greatest weight-bearing design ever created. The beauty of any arch is the way it gets stronger under stress; the harder you push down, the tighter its parts mesh. Push up from underneath and you weaken the whole structure."

this is why big arch supports make my (high) arches hurt like the dickens. That's why I no longer wear Keens.
Mimi, these may be "truths" for you. They do not work for everyone.