Sneakers. A nickname that has stuck to those shoes that you use in sports or to keep your feet safe and warm. They are relatively modern, but they do have their roots in history, having their features invented back in the past.
In the 1800’s the first rubber-soled shoe called plimsols was invented. It was the first sort-of shoe that was safe, but did not have a specific shoe for the left or right foot. Goodyear and other companies all started using rubber to make shoes, by then. By the 1900’s different tennis shoes were being produced, mostly for b-ball. And then those little sneakers that started out just as rubber soles went international in 1924. Do they now have competition?
“Those Things”. The modern shoes that are slowly becoming famous have gotten the attention of the sportsy and outdoorsy people of the world. They are the five-finger glove shoes. Why would anyone come up with this crazy concoction of a shoe? Well recent studies have shown that no one has the structure of a normal foot anymore; they have feet and posture that adapt to the types of shoes that they were. Like I wear flip flops and you may wear heels or sandals, and your feet probably look just like the shape of your shoes. So to rediscover the “real” foot, they have constructed a shoe to fit the normal foot. Putting the toes in the right place, making the feet stronger and healthier, and your balance, agility, and proprioception improvement comes with the package.
So which shoe is better? The tennis shoe that has its roots in the industrial industry or the modern five-finger glove shoe that is giving you your real foot back? You decide.
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