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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irt7lm4 wrote

Reply to comment by AllUltima in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Exactly my thoughts. Someone that has time to walk 4 flippin' miles because they want to is very likely someone that both has the physical health and spoons to go walk that distance (not to mention shoe funds. 4 miles a day will absolutely chew through shoes.

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grundar t1_irtg1ou wrote

> 4 miles a day will absolutely chew through shoes.

It really doesn't.

My smartwatch tells me I average 6-7 miles a day, so probably around 4 miles with shoes on, and the newest of my three pairs of shoes is about 5 years old.

The only pair showing significant wear is the only one of the three I also use for running; the two walking/hiking shoes have fairly minimal tread loss.

> Someone that has time to walk 4 flippin' miles because they want to

They're not only counting walks for pleasure; walking to the kitchen to get a glass of water racks up steps as well.

If you get a step counting app on your phone, you may be surprised how quickly steps accumulate from just living your life.

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Toodlesxp t1_irtytrx wrote

You have two pairs of shoes for walking. Not everyone has that luxury.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irtm4bf wrote

Then you seem to have either found shoes that wear rather slowly or a walking method that accomplishes that (in either case, I'm deeply envious). In my experience, even without breaking into the 10k+ steps range, my shoes wear down at about 1 every 6~8 months and have for as long as I can remember.

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8923ns671 t1_irtnjbo wrote

I think you need to buy better shoes my friend. I didn't even wear through shoes that fast walking 40+ miles a week.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irtpfbk wrote

I've had pretty much everything from sandals to name-brand running shoes (I've tried damn near all the big names over the years) to formal shoes of ranging qualities. Their soles tend to wear the same. The rest of the shoe, on the other hand, lasts really well when they're high-quality. Like I said to the other person, you seem to have either found shoes that wear rather slowly or a walking method that accomplishes that (in either case, I'm deeply envious).

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NoMalarkyZone t1_irv3y45 wrote

Check to see if you have a weird size or a wide foot. I wrecked shoes for years until I realized my feet were just wider than normal.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irxe4bs wrote

Yeah, my feet are really wide (4E tends to fit), but that's something I've known and accounted for since I was in my late teens.

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grundar t1_irtnvdz wrote

Interesting.

Have you tried hiking shoes? My experience has been that they tend to wear better than athletic shoes.

I also tend to scuff my feet more while running than while walking, which I suspect contributes to the significantly higher rate of wear while running.

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Many-Badger-8279 t1_irtw1j6 wrote

Merrell makes Some awesome hiking boots as well as shoes. My boots are still Going strong my shoes I have to replaced about once a year!

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irtp448 wrote

Thanks for the recommendation. I don't think I've owned a pair of hiking boots, though I do have a pair of solid work boots for when that's necessary. Otherwise, I tend to go for running shoes or formal shoes. The thicker soles on boots definitely help, but I can't stand having that much weight on my feet day-to-day (nor does it fit my style which tends towards formal most times since, ya know, musician).

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yashdes t1_irunmcs wrote

Not to be rude, but may have something to do with weight, or weight to shoe size ratio

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irusf2o wrote

Maybe? I've worn US 10.5s for almost two decades now and only gone from 60kg to 70kg in the same timeframe. I could understand if I was like 100kg+, but I've been fortunate enough to be relatively fit for my whole life. Now I'm really curious if my stride heavily differs from most people or something.

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yashdes t1_iruumph wrote

Yeah that might be your stride, im a size 13 but have been between 80-100kgs for most of my life, and around 75kg now and I def never ran through shoes that quickly. I still have some pairs of running shoes that I regularly have worn for working out and general walking about for the past 6 years

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eukomos t1_irupvsn wrote

Have you tried buying multiple pairs and trading off days? I think my sister in law said that improved her shoes’ lifespan.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_iruspkw wrote

Yeah, I've had that recommended to me on occasion. I don't really see the logic in it, though. If I put x wear on a shoe per day, switching between two sets will simply mean that I get twice the time out of the two total pairs but with double the repair fee at the end. Is there something I'm missing with this particular method of making shoes last longer? Each shoe is still lasting the same number of uses, right?

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eukomos t1_irvz01v wrote

I think the theory is that letting the shoe interior dry out and giving the foam time to decompress makes them more resilient next time you wear them. If you’re wearing them out by wearing through the outsole that wouldn’t help, but if it’s the interior of the shoe that breaks down it’d be worth a try.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irxdtb3 wrote

Aaah, that explains it. Yeah, for most of my shoes, it's the outsole that's wearing out, but if I start seeing the interiors going out, I know what to do now. Thanks for being one of the only people to have interesting input in this thread~

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Codeofconduct t1_irw9swr wrote

Still visiting the local cobbler even. Are your shoes carved from wood homie?

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Wassux t1_irvgg28 wrote

I walk 20k a day at work (warehouse job), and still have the same safety shoes I got over a year ago and thread isn't even noticably damaged. I only work 2 days a week tho.

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dvowel t1_irt894o wrote

"4 miles a day will absolutely chew through shoes."

Just grasping for excuses..

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irtf1jf wrote

Excuses for what? I train at the gym thrice a week, do martial arts, and play music for a living. My whole life is (and basically always has been) cardio. Hell, back in my teaching days, I'd routinely clock in 10k+ steps a day after lunch for fun.

That doesn't mean that I can't also realise that there are real costs to exercise that some people might not be able to afford, financially, mentally, or physically.

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Wipedout89 t1_irumv8b wrote

I walk 10,000 steps a day - so yes, over 4 miles - and I've worn the same pair of Adidas £50 trainers for 7 years. They're still going fine!

Don't see how those steps will 'chew threw' shoes??

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_iruruqc wrote

Now that's one hell of a shoe. Like I said in another comment, I've worn primarily running shoes and dress shoes with some boots thrown in, often from brand names and anything I wear as my every-day shoes will inevitably have its sole worn through in a little over half a year. Everyone else seems to have found shoes or a stride (or both) that somehow make their shoes last forever and a half and I'm bloody envious.

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bubboslav t1_iruzxv6 wrote

It's the stride, I have realized that I push off with my heel somehow with each step as the heel part of the shoe is completely worn through after a few years and the rest of the shoe is worn but comparably fine.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irxeimq wrote

I'm in a similar boat except that the ball of the foot wears through at a similar rate (possibly because of my stride, possibly because I tend to stand for long periods of time). I guess I have something new and interesting to pay attention to and possibly change when I'm walking now :D

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Dellyg78 t1_itr2vkv wrote

My shoes, on average ,last between 500-800 Miles. About half a year with my daily step count. I buy name brand shoes too

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