What brand of fitness shoes for the elderly is good?

Judging from the actual wearing feedback of a large number of elderly fitness groups in China, there is no optimal brand that meets all needs. Elderly people who often dance in squares and walk short distances on daily basis mostly choose footwear such as Foot Liqian and Decathlon walking shoes. Groups who like to hike long distances and climb light wild mountains prefer Skechers' walking line for the elderly and ASICS' cushioning shoes for the elderly.

I have been part of the community's senior hiking team for almost five years. The old guys around me wear all brands, and I have seen many mistakes in choosing shoes. Let’s talk about Aunt Zhang, who does square dancing in our team. She bought a pair of soft-soled “old people’s shoes” worth 30 yuan at the market for cheap. After dancing for half a month, her knees hurt and she couldn’t lift them up. When she went to the hospital, she went to the hospital to find out that the soles of her shoes were too soft and unsupportive, causing the arches of her feet to sink and pull. Later, they were replaced. Foot Lijian's special dance shoes, with non-slip patterns on the sides of the soles and hard support at the arches. Now I can dance in the square for two hours without feeling tired. The only slight problem is that the basic model is too thin. In the Northeast, the weather is more than ten degrees below zero and my feet are freezing. I have to choose the fleece model to be enough.

However, there are also many people who feel that foot strength marketing is too much and the premium is high. My neighbor Li is a typical example. He walks five kilometers every day and chooses basic walking shoes from Decathlon worth 99 yuan. They are as light as a ball of cotton and have a wide toe box that does not squeeze his bunion. It doesn’t hurt to throw them away if they wear out. However, the shoe shape is generally too wide. Old people with thin feet need to wear two pairs of insoles to keep the feet up, otherwise they will easily fall off when walking fast.

If you have an old knee injury and the elderly who usually exercise a little more intensity, you can take a look at ASICS' elderly cushioning models. Uncle Wang of our team had a second degree of meniscus wear before, and his knees hurt after walking for two kilometers in ordinary shoes. He switched to the model with GEL cushioning glue. Last month, he followed us to climb Phoenix Mountain in the suburbs, and he didn't feel any pain when he came down.

After all, the brand is just a reference. If you really want to choose the right one, you have to try it on your feet. Think about it, if the toe of the shoe is too tight and the heel does not follow the foot, even if it is a big brand with tens of thousands of dollars, it will hurt your feet after wearing it for a long time. Two years ago, I bought a pair of Internet-famous imported elderly shoes for my dad. They were so soft that it felt like stepping on cakes. When I first started wearing them, he said they were comfortable, but after walking for half a month, he complained of sore arches. Later, I realized that the soles that were too soft could not support the arches at all, and were even more tiring than hard-soled shoes. If you really want to save worry, just choose the popular brands mentioned above, step on your feet twice to see if the soles have support, don’t just buy soft ones, you will basically not step into a big mistake.