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When you're walking on concrete, you could be doing any number of things. You might be strolling with your dog through the neighborhood, or you might be bar-hopping during your best friend's bachelor party. So many situations in life call for a good pair of shoes for walking on concrete that it's easy to forget we could all use a good pair of walking shoes. In this article, we'll show you how to find them.

The first place to start is with your criteria. Before you buy a good pair of shoes, you need to know exactly what you want out of them. We humbly submit some of the following as ideal criteria for the best shoes for walking on concrete:

I am a huge fan of MBT shoes, so you may not consider me an objective reporter on MBT shoes.  However, the reason that I am such an enormous fan of these shoes is that they do offer unbelievable health results – real health results!  Not only are the results backed up by actual independent research (over 20 studies since my last count) and other customers, but I have personally benefited from wearing these shoes.  I have lost weight, inches, and seriously improved my former, very pathetic posture. 

What are walking shoes? To put it simply, they are shoes you expect to use primarily for walking. They could be shoes that you just use when walking as a form of exercise, for causal walking, or they could be shoes that you use for more “serious” occasions when you expect to walk long distances.

What Are Walking Shoes' Differences In Design From Other Types of Athletic Shoes?

Most other athletic shoes are built with runners in mind. Good runners tend to hit the ground with their mid-foot. However, for walking, the heel is typically the first to strike the ground, and then the rest of the foot rolls over to make contact with the ground.

When we hear the word “exercise,” many tend to think pumping iron at the gym, engaging in some type of sport, or running.  Walking is an overlooked form of exercise.  In fact, some don’t tend to think of it as an exercise at all, since it just a normal part of their daily activities.   Walking may strike a lot of people as boring or too ordinary of an activity to be considered an exercise, or even a pastime for old fuddy-duddies, but actually, it has its advantages.  And most of all, it’s free!

Do you know what to look for when shopping for a pair of walking shoes?   Not many people do!   Remember, not all feet are shaped the same.  Numerous folks have very flat feet while others have highly arched feet.  Not all people walk exactly alike, either.  Some pronate (walk with their feet turned inward) whilst other supinate (walk with most of their weight on the outer edges of their heels).  Hence, when it comes to shoes, it’s different strokes for different folks.

Everyone is looking for the best shoe deals online, so every week we will share our top picks.  Stop by frequently, because we are always updating this page.  Here is the top shoe deal for this week...

Best Shoe Deal This Week

Big closeout sale on Agsi, MBT, and Earth Shoes.  Save up to 70%, plus Free Shipping on orders of $60 (or more).  Agsi Shoes are fashionable comfort shoes.  They have a very unique look to them... Certainly worth taking a look.  MBT Shoes are the top Toning Shoes, and the original rocker bottom shoe.  Earth Shoes are the original Toning Shoes.  They were the first to come out with the negative heel design.  Quantities are limited.

To many people, a shoe is a shoe is a shoe, and to some, all athletic shoes are very much the same.  When shopping for shoes, the faint at heart mainly consider comfort and affordability when choosing a pair.  Little do some know that there are differences between walking shoes and running shoes.  Understanding what separates walking shoes from running shoes is important in assuring maximum workout benefits with minimal foot injuries.