Walking to get back into shape

[protus]

on boots. Most take 24 hours of wear to break in on avg. It is recommended that it not be all at once LOL...2-3 hours here,, there.
Also normal foot care ( dry socks if walking for long hours etc). I have done the wet wear deal before as well.

walking is a good start.
Take this advice..below.


Get good shoes,and good inserts.
Im a cheap-o- tight wad. I would by the 39$ on sale xyz brands. while name brands they wouldnt be suited nor sized right for me.
I started wearing good hikers 4-5 years ago. Now those are my daily wear even at work( i wear merrels).
I started jogging 2 years ago. But because of said tightwadness ,,,while it may have saved a penny,, it has hurt me more physically than anything.
Im not a small guy by any means. However i was up to jogging 3 miles a day before work.
Next thing im getting is bruised heels, sore ankles,sore lower back. That resulted in a off balance step at 4 am one day that tore my ankle dang near off.\
That keep me from doing any cardio work for near 2+ months. It took me 1+ month to get back to jogging 1 mile....another 3 weeks to get 2miles.......
then my injured foot turned into an acheillies tendonitis or something. 1-2 more weeks off.....

I just started riding the stationary bike this week.........so now im back were i started 3 months ago...doing low impact work, untill im 100%,,,and not until i drop the $$ for good runnig shoes( already spent the time at a dedicated running/shoe dealer to get sized and try stuff on)

i enjoy jogging more than i thought i would...and not being able to do it, really sucks.

dont skimp on your equipment and dont push yourself...i should have done a 3 day of run and 2 days of low impact vs 6 days of jogging in a row with only one day of rest...

[EX121]

I also use the wet boot method of breaking them in. It seams to work and I thought the ones I wore were, but something wasn't right.
The other thing I did this time was stop soon enough so that the skin didn't break. The blisters appeared to heal much faster this way. With the skin intact it also lesens the risk of infection.

[Bill Foster]

I tough it out when I break in my boots. I work near a mall and a lunch, I change into my new boots and walk 1 mile in them in the climate controlled, carpeted mall. It's a tough job, but it has to be done.

[Mikeg175]

As far as boots and shoes in SHTF , I drive my wife crazy , with how I treat my boots . I have a very unorthodox way of breaking in my boots . I will soak my boots and then wear them wet for a few , then repeat a few times . It seems and I could be wrong that after a good soaking , they start to form better and then shape to my feet easier . I learned this method with my boat shoes and my boots when in the service , it seemed the wet method broke them in faster . Then once fitted I recondition all the fittings and laces and they feel like a glove . This could be a total asinine way and terribly bad way to do it , if so , please let me know . Then once I have them broken in and well before they are worn down , I break in another pair . I have about 4 pairs of broken in boots atm and 2 sitting in the box , waiting to get broken in .

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Thumbs up! One step at a time,great job!!!

[Lowdown3]

Good post and congrats on getting back in shape!

[EX121]

So I'm back to walking to try and get back into shape. I've started walking with my GMHB which which weighs about 25lbs, I can walk 3 miles on flat ground in 55 minutes. But the other day I went antler hunting & for some crazy reason I wore a different pair of boots, and ended up with blisters on my heels.
So after 3 days off I walked again today, but stopped after 2 miles or so as my heels were getting 'hot'.

lesson learned (again); wear well broken in boots, and stop or use moleskin to prevent the blisters.

In a PAW or bug-out condition being laid up for 3 days and then having limited mobility could be very bad.