Ahh geez! I had a pair of ripple soles about 1953. I was the only kis in school wearing them. Later I was the first kid wearing Clarke's Desert Boots and it kinda made up for the ripple soles.
Agree totally. I can't believe that these obese posters think that what they put *under* their feet will fix the problems they've caused by what they put *over* them.
Go for a decent *fast* walk for an hour, 4-5 miles, a couple of times a week, your hammies and glutes will gain so much tone they'll hold your pelvis upright and suck your gut in, stop it hanging forward and dragging your back further out of line. You might even lose some of that excess weight. I wasn't overweight, but when I started walking *hard* for one hour a week, I lost a Kg (2.2lb) *each week* for the first 8 weeks.
LOL ... I remember my Dad, who was in graduate school with a bunch of Ivy Leaguers, decided I needed a pair of "white bucks" to be in style (up to that point about the only thing I'd got from him was Sears brogans) ... damn good thing I was an active boxer, otherwise I'd had to fight my way out of the halls that first day.
I didn't get into the desert boots until college ... still like the look.
I had to buy mine from the actual Rockport store also, the one that was in First Colony mall. That was my last pair and that store closed about 4 or 5 years ago. I am about ready to buy another pair and no one had these on line. You may have to buy them direct from Rockport. Actually when comparing the online Rockport store to the other on line shoe stores, they were cheaper. I'll have to look at the Galleria store also. Like most all Rockport's, these shoes feel broke in 10 minutes and you can wear them all day long immediately. Oddly and another testament that the Chinese can build quality if instructed to do so, these 4 year old shoes were made in China.
I've spent 34 years standing and walking on concrete and have found Rockports or Red Wing Boots to be about the only footwear that will allow me to walk away at the end of the shift without some form of pain or discomfort. I've tried most shoes, boots and even water filled insoles but Red Wings or Rockports have served me well.
I don't know, I run an average of 22 miles per week (run three days in a row, 3.5-4 miles then a day off) have been doing so for ten years. Run competitively for my age (59) in local 5K and 10K races. Also do a lot of situps to keep my ab in decent shape. Consider myself in good shape. But my back and knees still bother me when I stand in the shop all day.
My wife bought me some crocs for Christmas. She's had a pair for a year and I've made fun of them that whole time and gave her a hard time for buying me some. But, I have to admit they are very good to stand in. I wear them in the shop when I am doing light work and not likely to hurt myself. When doing heavy work I have been wearing timberland hiking boots. The crocs do much better.
Frank
I love Sierra Trading Post.
There you go. Just the thing for everyone. Unfortunately, after three knee surgeries, none caused by obesity, and arthritis in my feet, a fast walk is something I watch other people do. I'd guess some more of us fat slobs who put too much "over" our feet are in the same boat, whether from injury or illness.
What you can or can't believe has no relevance outside your own family.
I just ordered a pair from the Galleria store. They did not have them in the store, but they'll ship them to you by, dog sled? (5-10 days) for $5.50 ... which still beats the hell out of _me_ having to go to the &%^& Galleria, which I only do with a figurative gun held to my head.
Time will tell if you're right about the comfort ... if not, wanna buy a pair of 11W's in brown? ;)
Ohhhh.. I am a 11.5 M kinda guy. Besides did you not say that they would ship them to you "meaning me"? LOL
Was the store cheaper than ordering on line?
$5.50 beats a trip to just about anywhere.
Amen, Charlie.
Lots of things are righteously correct until you get a bullet through an ankle, or pelvis broken in half, or emphyzema from smoking too many years - and a new wife who cooks great food.
TomNie
Oh, man. No bullet strikes, just too much time falling off of off-road motorcycles, sometimes with the bike on top. Do that for 10-15 years, and zing. Add in a genetic predisposition to arthritis, COPD (I quit smoking nearly 17 years ago, about a decade later than was really helpful), and a second wife, who, while not new, is one helluva country cook.
I haven't hit 300 yet, but I've come much too close at times, though I'm now slowly--ever so slowly--backing off. But until I quit smoking, I still only weighed about 210 or 215 at the most, and could still drop a pound or two by missing a meal. These days, I gain weight at the thought of food.
I hear you Charlie. There is something about reading a cook book that puts on 10 pounds these days. I can not even blame it on my wife (first and only, I hope), I do the cooking. The old hair seems a bit grayer too. Funny, it does not appear to have anything to do with footwear. I am a little envious over folks who have enough time in a work shop to worry about it hurting a back, but not envious enough to have back pain.
Same price.
After 30 years as an electronic engineer and technical writer (read: desk jockey), industry changes, downsizing, outsourcing, etc. forced me into a career change which involves long hours walking and standing on concrete. Foot pain and the associated complications led me to try quite a few different shoes, some of which are mentioned in this thread, until I discovered On the Clock II walking shoes by Reebok. I have a wide foot, and find the 4E width most comfortable. In addition, I use Dr. Scholl's gel insoles - after experimenting, I found two in each shoe yielded the best results. I go through two or three sets of insoles over the life of the shoe. Yeah, that's right - I'm gellin' like a felon - you want some melon?
I should also mention I've used orthotics for many years. I'm convinced I'd be a cripple by now without them.
B.
I wish my shop time was invested in building things more often than cleaning and shooting photos.
Right now, I'm wearing a pair of slip-on $30 LL Bean shoes, with VA prescribed orthotic inserts. My back has never been a shop problem, but my feet and knees can make up for that with any other footwear. I'm supposed to be getting some orthotic shoes in a week or 10 days. Probably combine those with the inserts and see what happens.
This has been a good thread, mostly, I now have some things to look into and some I have tried already.
I fly a desk as my vocation as an IT administrator and sitting on my arse eating bonbons all day does nothing for my school girl figure. This I do know does nothing for my health, but 30 years of putting it on will not drop off overnight by walking 10 miles daily with the wrong shoes on.
Thanks Folks for the useful info.
Yup, there's exceptions to every rule, of course. But there's no good reason that even a sedentary person should let themselves get to 300lb, though it's much easier if you can exercise.
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