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THIS FILE IS ABOUT TRAVELLING ON FOOT AND SOME GOOD TIPS TO BOOT!

SURE-FOOTED:

One of the biggest health hazards that older people face is
falling down.  To address this problem many gerontologists
recommend that their patients wear shoes with thick, soft
soles, like the running shoes available these days. But do 
such shoes really help senior citizens to keep their footing?

Doctors from the Montreal General Hospital asked 25 men aged
from 61 to 82  to walk on a 10 yard balance beam that was
resting on the floor.

Each man was tested barefoot and while wearing different
pairs of shoes, with soles ranging from thin to thick.
Researchers counted the number of times each man lost his balance.

Surprisingly soft soled running shoes offered far less
stability than hard, thin soled shoes. And contrary to
popular belief, all the men teetered most when barefoot.

So if you feel you are not as sure-footed as you once were,
don't pussy foot  around and try wearing shoes with thin,
hard soles made of leather or hard rubber.
