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One of the questions that comes up every now and then on the walking-as-fitness YouTube channels, a question about shoes.

Usually in the form of what do you recommend, what do you wear, And I will confess to you that when it comes to the

brand of the shoe, I don't have a favorite. In fact, I even had to check right before I tapped

to record because I knew that I was going to be talking about shoes.

I even had to check, okay, so who made the shoes that I'm wearing right now?

Their new balance, by the way.

The thing is, over the years, if I can remember correctly, I think I've worn probably, I don't want to say all the brands, but most of the brands.

I care more about how they fit, feel, work, and look than I do about who makes them.

You know, when it's time for new shoes,

I'm going to talk about that in a moment,

when it's time for new shoes.

It's more about, okay, I like the way these look,

have them in my size, try them on, do they feel right?

And usually I can tell pretty quick, because I've been doing this for a long time, walking that is, walking as a fitness activity, that I can tell pretty quick that the shoes are going to work or not. Although I'm not perfect with that. I had a pair of shoes last year that I really liked the way they looked. And I forget who made them. They felt good, but after about a week,

I was starting to feel some pain in my knees. And at first, I was like, what is this? What is causing this?

I started thinking through, what am I doing differently? What's different? And realized the shoes are new.

I swapped those out, put on different shoes for a couple of days, just to test it out, see if the shoes really

were the problem and they were. There was something about those shoes, my feet, my stride that

were not playing well together. And even though they felt really good on day one, they weren't

working for my feet. So having the right shoes is crucial.

Because if you're wearing shoes that are causing discomfort,

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