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Walking and socks

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 23:50:29 GMT

Tonight DH and I started our walking..as long as the weather holds out, weather man says snow on Monday, sigh...

anyway the bottom of my feet are sore, I rememer this happening last year but forgot...my shoes are not to big or small, I can't figure out why the bottom of my feet hurt. My feet are not sweaty either.

Are there 'special' socks that I should buy. Currently I just wear those little short white socks, maybe called footies, not sure.

Any ideas? Thanks

Re: Walking and socks

4kitties — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:00:01 GMT

I love to walk and walk many miles each week. I wear cushioned crew socks. They have a bit of an extra thickness on the inside of the sole of the sock. I do not always buy the same brand but I know I have bought this type sock at Kohl’s and WalMart. Some even have extra ribbing and elastic around the foot for arch support.

Not it sure this is what you are looking for but they work very well for me. Hope this helps you because walking is so good for us, but not if it makes our feet sore.

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blackhole99 — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:01:26 GMT

I wear Tommy Copper socks most of the time, you can get them online, they have all kinds.

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queendiva — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:08:04 GMT

When walking, I wear men's white athletic socks with cushioned soles and arch support knit in.

I never found women's socks that are made as well as men's.

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PinkyPetunia — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:19:00 GMT

What type of footwear are you walking in? A guess is that the sole isn't cushioned enough.

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x Hedge — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:15:30 GMT

Try a gel cushion insole for your shoes. you can pick them up at the drugstore.

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:20:03 GMT

@PinkyPetunia...currently i am just wearing just the inexpesive footies.....I have never looked for anything better, didn't even realize there was anything out there for walking!!

I appreciate all the suggestions, I will look for something tomorrow.

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PinkyPetunia — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:22:12 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@PinkyPetunia...currently i am just wearing just the inexpesive footies.....I have never looked for anything better, didn't even realize there was anything out there for walking!!

I appreciate all the suggestions, I will look for something tomorrow.

@Mom2Dogs I meant what kind of shoe or sneaker are you wearing.

Re: Walking and socks

x Hedge — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:29:35 GMT

@Mom2Dogs, you're losing that built in support, feet can't take the impact they used to. go for the gel insoles. it helps.

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:32:23 GMT

@x Hedge ugh, another sign of aging?? I'm only 62.

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queendiva — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:35:48 GMT

Another bummer about ageing: We lose the fat pads in our feet. Wish I could lose it everywhere else!

I also wear good cushioned shoes with good arch support and replace them after 6-12 months of daily wear. I turned 62 last month.

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Sooner — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:03:06 GMT

I have rather flat feet, so a lot of those padded in the arch socks hurt my feet like the devil when walking in them. Just try several kinds and see which work.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:13:35 GMT

I swear by Smartwool socks.

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cherry — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:17:11 GMT

It might be your shoes.

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Lilysmom — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 09:53:38 GMT

@Mom2Dogs, the best socks I have used are double lined socks. No blisters or sore feet with them. Athletic shops sell them. LM

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goldensrbest — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 12:22:30 GMT

I like wright socks ,double layer.

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Another new name Sue — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 12:49:26 GMT

Another consideration is the sock and shoe together. If the shoes were purchased Wearing a thin sock and later adding a cushion liner and/or heavier socks, the shoe can become too tight.

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chrystaltree — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 13:59:47 GMT

They sell cushioned socks but what type of walking shoe do you have? It's it well made, high quality shoe? The young can get away with cheap shoes and "cushioned" does say much. As se get into our middle years, our feet have done a lot of walking we lose the natural cushioning in our feet.

Re: Walking and socks

hckynut — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 16:21:26 GMT

@Mom2Dogs

Your term "feet are sore" is too vague for me to be able to answer. Blisters/muscles/connective tissues, are just a few things off the top of my head.

Want to keep you walking. =^..^=

hckynut(john)

Re: Walking and socks

pigletsmom — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 17:10:40 GMT

I'm not totally sure what you mean by your feet hurt but a couple of suggestions.

Memory foam insoles. My grocery store sells them and I tried them in a pair of old sneakers and got some new life out of them. Worked really well.

Skechers with memory form are really comfortable. I've only tried some of the slide on ones but the regular sneakers should be good. I know a long distance runner that runs in them.

Ryka sneakers are good too but a little harder to find the right fit. They all seem to be different. Also if you find a Ryka you love stock up. They tend to "update" the styles a lot. I currently love the Dash 3 and I have many backups. I loved the original Dash but the Dash 2 was totally different and I hated it so I've learned my lesson. Wish they would just keep some items as a standard.