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A good pair of shoes, especially if you're on your feet a lot. Your body will thank you now and in the future for spending a couple hundred bucks on a pair of good quality shoes. It depends on what you're doing but I do most of my running around in ASICS and I can feel the difference if I wear almost anything else. There are good choices in Brooks, Saucony, New Balance, and Mizuno as well
Agreed. I usually wear On. I know a ton of people love Hoka (I think they're ugly). But my MIL has really bad hip/knee/ankle issues and she has to be on her feet for work all day. Hoka was a life saver when she found them
Altras are great if your feet are both flat and wide. And one of their new sets if basically Hokas with a toebox.
I'd second ASICS, 12hr lab rotations people swore by them, me doing 12hr retail shifts I swear by them, get the sporty cloud looking ones, they seem to last longer than the more typical sneaker looking ones. They're not very waterproof nor that great on mud/solid ice if you run into that a lot.
If you can't afford good shoes make do with compression socks and stacking insoles. I made a 10 dollar pair go the distance with those hacks.
I’m on the barefoot shoe wave, I’m sure it’s not for everybody but if you have the time to get used to them imo they help tremendously with joint pain in your legs and foot pain. I feel much stronger in my feet and have far fewer aches when standing all day in them and there are lots of cheap options