Footwear: Purchase and Impact on Health

Footwear comfort plays an important role during gait, but a poor choice of footwear leads to stress on one’s body. Study highlights preferences during the footwear purchase and shows nexus with one’s well-being. Young females between the age group of 20–25 years (Students) and 25–30 years (working professional), i.e., 60 participants from each category, were randomly selected for the study. Participants preferred esthetical beautiful footwear at low cost and did not mind being less durable, thus encouraging use and throw culture among students, whereas working professionals preferred footwear with heels thus throwing off the alignment of the body. This research paper presents descriptive statistical data collected from 120 female respondents considering factors like price, quality, comfort, fashion, arch support, footwear types, cushioning, and sole of footwear and recommends how one can make the best choice of footwear keeping one’s Gait comfortable without causing stress on the body.