Courtney Conley

So most companies will put the width of the shoe at the ball of the foot.

But again, the widest part of the foot should be the toes.

So this shoe, you would want to see width through where the toe box is.

But this would be a better choice than the heel.

That's not so much of a concern of mine, but the one thing that also is, is the amount of cushion underneath the sole of the foot.

So if you look at a lot of the sneakers out there now, they look very cushioned.

It's like maximal cushion.

And there's always a trade-off with that.

So when you see these shoes, when you put a shoe on that has a lot of cushion, you put it on your foot and you're like, man, this thing feels great.

I have a lot of protection, I have a lot of comfort.

But the trade-off is that the bottom of your foot has thousands of receptors that are designed to feel things and it helps us stay upright and balanced, this sensory input.

So when you see a shoe that has all of this material or all of this cushion underneath the sole of the foot, it compromises sensory information.

So it actually makes things like balance more difficult.

Flatter.

And I always say the least amount of cushion necessary to complete the task.

You want to feel the ground.

You have to earn your right to wear that type of shoe because the foot has to work harder.

Oh, this will be fun.

That's what I was going to mention with these types of sandals that don't have a backstrap on them.

So think of a flip-flop.