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Good shoes keep you walking or running at your best. But how do you find that right pair for you? Diabetes Awareness Month partner ASICS is here to help.
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FOR YOU
rongly fitted shoes can slow you down, causing friction, blisters, discomfort, pain, or injury. On the other hand, great-fitting shoes, of the right type, can ensure that you’re walking or running at your best – and even enjoying it! They’ll provide support where you need it, while still allowing proper movement.
STEP 1 Place the piece of paper and your heel against a wall. Using your pen, trace your foot as closely as possible. Now do it for the other foot as well. This is important as one foot is usually longer than the other.
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MEASURING UP
When you’re choosing shoes to walk or run in, you’ll need a little more room inside than you might expect. Start by measuring your feet. Even if you’ve had them measured before, it pays to do it again. Feet can change over time based on things like age, pregnancy, weight, and injury.
STEP 2 With each foot outline, measure a straight line from the heel to the longest toe, to get the length of each foot in centimetres.
DIABETES WELLNESS | Summer 2021
You can visit an ASICS Running Expert store to have your foot professionally measured, or, if that’s not possible, use our guide here. Because feet swell with heat and activity, it’s better to measure your feet at the end of the day. What you need: • Paper • Pen • Tape measure or ruler.
STEP 3 Lastly, add 1 to 1.5 centimetres to the length. This will give you the correct length to match with our shoe size guide. (This extra space gives your feet room to warm up and expand during your run.)
STEP 4 Use the guide below to find your shoe size. These are US sizes, which is what we generally use in New Zealand.
