Bruised heel tip for us oldies.

I was chatting to a friend of mine who is a podiatrist and I told her how bruised I was feeling under my heels when I walk and run. She explained that as we get older, the amount of fat under our heels reduces (I'm 55). We literally have less cushioning there. She was going to send me some specially shaped insoles to try out. However, sometimes, in summer, I wear flat converse style shoes with good quality cushioned insoles and I popped them into my trainers. What a massive difference. I felt like I was running on air!

I had thought it was tight calf muscles. I'm so happy to know there was an easy adjustment to try and thought I'd share in case anyone else suffers from the same.

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Interesting, thanks 👍😁

[Moosey60]

Thank you for sharing ☺️

[DDJ2019 Graduate]

Great tip. Thanks!

[mom24uk Graduate]

Thanks for the tip

[Alast]

That's an interesting tip, thank you. My wife was suffering with Plantar Fascitis a few months ago and I got here some heel only insoles for her shoes which helped with that no end. maybe something like that would help you?

[Hidden in reply to Alast]

Yes quite possibly!

[Joanney69 Graduate]

That's good to know, charlie, thanks for sharing it 😊

Touch wood, I haven't had any problems, but have filed this for future reference 👍 🏃 😀

[lizzie09]

This is so helpful