The Good Feet Store

We are open Columbus Day ...10/8/18...please stop in!

Free Fitting & Test Walk at The Good Feet Store Apr 2, 10:00 AM Oct 1, 6:00 PM

Free Fitting & Test Walk at The Good Feet Store Apr 2, 10:00 AM Oct 1, 6:00 PM

MORE FUN FACTS:: Sneakers were first made in America in 1916. They were originally called keds. In Europe it wasn't until the 18th century that women's shoes were different from men's.... In Europe, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries heels on shoes were always colored red. The average person walks about 100,000 miles in a lifetime. Feet are spreading to support extra weight as our populations pack on the pounds. According to a 2014 study by the College of Podiatry in the UK, the average foot has increased two sizes since the 1970s. The oldest preserved shoe is 5,500 years old and was found in an Armenian cave. Approximately 20% of the population in the US has high arches The human foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles and tendons. The first boots were made for Queen Victoria in 1840. Plantar fasciitis affects about 10% of the US population.

JUST A FEW FUN FACTS:: On average, Americans encounter an average of 1.4 foot problems each year. Feet are one of the most ticklish parts of the body because of the 8000 nerves there. ... It wasn’t until 1818, that the right shoe was invented. Until that time, there was no distinction between shoes for left or right feet. The first pair of right and left footed shoes were made in Philadelphia. It takes at least five to six months to grow an entirely new toenail. The average adult takes 4,000 to 6,000 steps a day. Sixty million Americans or 25% of the U.S. population have flat feet. In the Middle East heels were added to shoes to lift the foot from the burning sand. Feet are at their largest at the end of the day. In a pair of feet, there are 250,000 sweat glands. The only shoe museum in North America is located in Toronto. This museum showcases shoes spanning over 4,500 years.