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“When you walk, the load
on your feet is two to three
times your body weight, so
it’s important to choose
shoes that give the feet
support, stability and relief
– with good shock
absorption and arch
supports, for example.
Too soft a shoe – with no
stability in the arch – could
lead to the foot bending
incorrectly with each step,
which can lead to pain in the
knees, hips and back.”
Eva Jangdin
Ergonomist/registered
physiotherapist at ERGONOMEVA
Test the shoe by hand
Peter Geisler, Managing Director and
owner, Arbesko AB
“After 170 years in the industry,
we’re just as inquisitive as ever”
I am often asked what drives us at Arbesko.
And my answer is always the same – unceasing
inquisitiveness and a desire to create something
new. We are also driven by a desire to develop
the tradition we are carrying on. After all, this
company has been in the same family for 170
years! The fact that we were first and are still
here is clear proof that our values, our way of
working and our inquisitiveness result in safety and
occupational footwear that always meets, and very
often exceeds, our customers’ requirements and
expectations.
Another driving force for us as a Swedish
company lies in developing Swedish products
and demonstrating that we can compete in an
international arena. Arbesko is an exceptionally
innovative company and we are almost unique
in the industry in that we conduct our own
research. Our decision to carry out our research,
development and production in Sweden was a very
conscious choice. This is where the experience
and knowledge we need come from. Moreover,
thanks to many years of industrial health and safety
legislation, the Swedish market places the highest
conceivable requirements on us and our products.
This raises us and our quality even higher.
Some safety and occupational
footwear may feel pleasant and
soft when you first try them on,
but it doesn’t necessarily give your
feet the right support. Shoes that
are too soft make your legs and
feet tired, and can lead to pain and
strain injuries.
A correctly constructed shoe
should have effective shock
absorption, support the arch of
the foot, have a sturdy, rounded
heel grip, be torsion resistant
and should also bend with the
foot. Test these properties out for
yourself the next time you try on
shoes, and do it with your hands.
Try to twist the shoe with your hands. A
shoe with an arch support is stable and
torsion (twist) resistant, and provides good
support for the foot – the more torsion
resistant the better.
Feel the heel grip – it should be made of
strong material, feel sturdy and should
follow the natural roundness of your heel.
Grip the heel and the toe and try to bend the
whole shoe – it should not bend at the arch
but just behind the toes.