With the amount of online shopping these days, it is very likely that you may want to buy a pair of shoes online. As we all know, shoes vary in size from shop to shop, and what fits in one shop may not fit you in another.

Getting the right size for your shoe means

• You will find the most comfortable fit
• You’ll avoid blisters
• Reduce friction and avoid injuries

To measure your feet you will need:

• Paper
• Pen
• Ruler or tape measure

How to measure your feet

• Place the paper and your heel against a wall
• Using the pen, mark around your foot as close to it as you can.
• Measure from the heel of the foot to the longest toe. This gives you a length in centimetres.
• Now add 1 – 1.5 cm to this length. This will give you the correct length of the shoe, with adequate room for your toes to move. Additionally the extra space allows your feet to expand in hot weather.

Final thoughts

When taking measurements you should take them on both feet as there is generally one foot that is slightly longer than the other one. If there is, you should use the longer measurement.

If you are measuring to fit running shoes you may find that you can send your drawings to the company and they will send the correct shoes back to you.

 

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