what is a shoe lift

 

A shoe lift is a device that attaches to the bottom of one's shoe and adds height. This can be achieved with a heel insert, or by adding height to the back of the shoe. Depending on the material used, they are available in many different colors and styles.

 

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There are three main reasons people use shoes lifts:1) To appear taller- When they need to look taller without wearing heels or any other special footwear that might make them appear too tall to others. 

 

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2) To fit their foot better- When they have been through a foot surgery and they need to put on a shoe that properly fits their foot.

 

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3) To avoid pain- The wearer, who has back pain as well, might want to wear shoes with lifts in order to not aggravate the injury.

 

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If you are looking for an easy solution for being taller at the workplace and you do not want to spend money on expensive higher heels, getting a shoe lift is a simple and affordable option.

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 However, people these days are not only interested in gaining height, but they also want it to be effortless. They want their lifts to look good when they are on and they want them to be easily removable.

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 This is why manufacturers have created different types of shoe lifts that are both easy to put on and remove, as well as looking great on the foot. 

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Today we will discuss the different types of shoe lifts, what they offer and whether or not they will work for you.What is a shoe lift? 

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A shoe lift is a solution for people who have height issues. The lifts can only be used in certain shoes and cannot be removed easily. 

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They are quite expensive but provide an easy solution for short people. There are drawbacks to using them, since they are difficult to walk with, and cause pain on the foot after prolonged use.

What is it made of?A shoe lift often consists of some sort of metal support that goes inside the shoe and adds height inside the heel area without altering the profile or weight distribution of the entire sole unit or adding any thick material on top of it as seen with conventional 

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insole lifts or compression type devices. The external upper portion of the shoe is also typically altered so that this external portion is now higher than the body part that actually sits inside it. This may, for example, require that the toe box be widened or extended. 

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How do they work?Basically, our feet are not shaped like a cube or a sphere, but rather like an articulated bipedal mammal (i.e., humans). As such, our feet are naturally unevenly shaped and are not symmetric on either side of our body (although one might argue that humans are only bipedal mammals...). 

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If a bipedal mammal walks for some distance, the weight of the body is distributed unevenly through the legs. This causes soft tissue in one leg to become tired and sore from bearing the weight of the body (assuming it is carrying more of the body's mass). The same condition can occur in our feet when we walk for extended periods. This is why many people (unlike horses) must take frequent breaks when walking over long distances. 

 

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A shoe lift consists of an external support that goes inside some type of shoe and raises it higher off the ground by adding height below its natural heel height, which does not interfere with normal walking gait.

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