Footwear may be classified according to the section of the foot it covers and how it is held on: sandals, slip-ons, oxfords, ankle-support shoes, and boots.
Ankle-support shoes cover sole, instep, heel, and ankle and secure the shoe to the foot with a closure device; the chukka is an ankle-support style.
Wearing sandals, flip-flops, or any other non-support shoes not designed for walking could result in injury.
Good support, stretching, icing, and maybe even orthotics will help your foot heal, but wearing trainers, sandals, or other no-support shoes will break you right back down again.
A bathtub has been covered with a wooden plank to support more shoes, and a side room is filled with more than 400 shoe boxes on which Post-its are scrawled with gnomic instructions such as "Gwyneth" and "Liv".
Flat feet require extra support in shoes.
"I forgot to put in heels that would support the shoe,'' he told me.
"I was using a hammer and supporting the shoes on a baseball bat.
A Web site, heralded by Nike as an "online goal-tracking running motivator," supports Nike Plus shoes, which are equipped with sensors that transmit data to iPods.
