Q Im an overweight beginner who can now run three to four miles every other day at a steady 10 minute/mile pace. But a few years ago I suffered fallen arches, which caused quite considerable pain. My GP recommended arch supports, which I stopped
height of 7.2mm - present a health and exercise message as well. "The shoes were designed to not give too much cushioning," says Dr Mehmet Oz, co-author of You: Staying Young (£12.99, Harper Thorsons). "But they allow you to run off the arches of your
the arches of your feet so you bounce." And Time magazine, which named the FiveFingers one of the best inventions of 2007 (when hikers and boaters first latched on to them), points out that the shoes give you "the barefoot experience without putting your
?Why these blisters from my new shoes? --I have blisters between my toes. Help!I have a painfully curled toe. Will I need surgery?How can I strengthen fallen arches?Why does my foot get pins and needles when I run?What's this pain under my foot? -- Why isn
hes a proper runner you will never keep up", at which point the kid looked very crest fallen and sloped off. Made me feel good. – Daniel HillI thought it was only me who had this problem! It's normally a peep or two of a car horn or a cry of "run