I’m currently at the highest weight I’ve ever been - after participating in three triathlons last year, I completely let myself go due to COVID and now the fires on the west coast have prevented me from even walking outside (I’ve gained 35 lbs since March and now qualify as medically obese at over 240 lbs). But today, I did a couple of things that changed the game - I bought a cheap treadmill and visited (responsibly) a running gear store to get a new pair of running shoes. But here’s the wild part: the store had a small machine that made a 3D scan of my feet - and the staff, for free, took the scan and ran me through the specifics of how my feet were built, including my bone structure, and then brought out three pairs of shoes for me to try on. I bought the most comfortable pair, drove home, laced up, and started jogging on my new treadmill.
And my god.
All the little aches and pains that have built up over the last year from walking in my three year old pair of worn-out sneakers, the moderate back pain and knee twinges I’ve become so used to, completely disappeared. The impact of my heels striking the ground that used to send shockwaves up through my knees and into my back were now being absorbed by the “hi-tech” heel cushion of the new shoes. The only pain I felt while jogging today was mild fatigue from exercising, which is how it should be, and the endorphin rush afterward was something I haven’t felt in over a year. To the point where I was laughing reflexively.
I read something last week that inspired my trip to the running store: “Never cheap out on things that connect you to the ground - tires, shoes, and mattresses.” So next up on the list is a finally decent mattress to further improve my quality of life.
If you feel like everything hurts when you walk or jog - please, please consider dropping a little cash on a professionally recommended pair of running shoes. It might just be the difference between transforming your walks from being uncomfortable every day into something you look forward to when you wake up.
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