After walking and cycling several hours putting on my first geriatric shoes, I have learnt that “geriatric” didn’t necessarily mean “functional”, or “comfortable”, at least for me or for my purpose (walking everywhere or cycling everywhere on my Mamachari).

They weigh light, which sounds nice, but which doesn’t mean I can walk longer or cycle comfortably. Actually, I found shoes for my purpose needs certain weight in order to help my feet step forward like pendulum.

The worst thing was my socks always slipped off after walking in them for just a few minutes. 

So I have to pull up my socks every few minutes (I remember I did the same when I was little and the quality of socks were not as high as they are now) while walking or cycling (can be dangerous!). Did I choose a wrong size or wrong model?

Other than this, many questions have popped up in my mind. Are the users of these shoes really feeling comfy with them? Or did I use them in a wrong way? Should I walk slowly or clumsily when I put on these? Or Should I have gone for a pair of trainers in the first place?

I might have to look deeper into the world of the geriatric shoe for my (not immediate, but not remote) future...