Does Mama Need A New Pair Of Shoes?

If you're like me, perhaps you too are perplexed as to when exactly you need to purchase new sneakers. It's said that even though they may look new, the materials that cushion and support your feet may be worn out, thus leaving you prone to injury.

The typical advice is to replace your sneakers every 300 to 500 miles. But that can be hard to calculate if you bike one day and kickbox the next. Instead, toss them after 150 hours of activity, says Tom Brunick, director at American Sporting Goods and footwear expert. That's every 5 months if you wear them for an hour a day.

Is it time you went shoe shopping?

And to help out the environment, be sure to visit http://www.letmeplay.com/reuseashoe and find out how you can recycle your used shoes.

source: Prevention, January 2008