Lets talk weightloss under the feet

yirara

Yeah, it's possibly a stupid question. Ever since I lost about 18kg I find it hard to walk longer distances as the balls of my feet start burning, then the toes and heals. I often get deep blisters in my balls and sometimes heals. There are lots of things I've tried: different types of hiking socks, different shoes, etc but it makes very little difference to be honest. I might as well go on a 20km hike wearing converse and cottonmix socks (actually, I did). Walking downhill is the worse. I don't think that I slip a lot in my shoes/boots but there might still be too much friction. The padding underneath my feet feels somewhat lose anyway, which might explain the deep blisters. No idea. It's super annoying. It's certainly worse when it's warm, and stopping, taking shoes and socks off in the shade for a while helps.

Are there more people with this problem? Have you found a solution?

MaltedTea

Not a stupid question at all. What about insoles? Specifically gel ones. But, tbh, you may wanna check in with a podiatrist on this one.

yirara

MaltedTea wrote: »

Not a stupid question at all. What about insoles? Specifically gel ones. But, tbh, you may wanna check in with a podiatrist on this one.

I'm trying to find a good solution, yes. I'm thinking of insoles with leather or something else smooth at the top to reduce friction, but then with some padding underneath. I've not found something like this yet.

Podiatrist: yes, but I need to wait until the end of the lockdown And I'm a bit worried that they only focus on apparent flat feet. Yeah, they are flattish, but I also have a massive amount of muscle, and muscle hypertrophy under the arch. Basically always had hypermobile ankles and I need strong feet to stay upright. That's something podiatrists don't seem to understand, and I don't want to pay one to argue about corrective soles (tried it several times, only caused endless pain and muscle loss)

Cherimoose

yirara wrote: »

I'm thinking of insoles with leather or something else smooth at the top to reduce friction, but then with some padding underneath. I've not found something like this yet.

I like Spenco Comfort insoles, because they're perfectly flat, with no lumpy areas. They're not smooth on top, but you can cut a piece of vinyl etc and glue or sew it on.

The other thing is to switch to shoes with no raised heel. Almost all shoes are raised in the back, which puts more pressure on the forefoot, plus they're easier to roll over. Try a zero "heel drop" shoe, like Altra.

yirara

Cherimoose wrote: »

yirara wrote: »

I'm thinking of insoles with leather or something else smooth at the top to reduce friction, but then with some padding underneath. I've not found something like this yet.

I like Spenco Comfort insoles, because they're perfectly flat, with no lumpy areas. They're not smooth on top, but you can cut a piece of vinyl etc and glue or sew it on.

The other thing is to switch to shoes with no raised heel. Almost all shoes are raised in the back, which puts more pressure on the forefoot, plus they're easier to roll over. Try a zero "heel drop" shoe, like Altra.

I don't think American brands are available everywhere But yeah, I have proper moutain boots that I prefer to wear for mountain hikes, and simple, flat converse. It's all the same for me.