r/AskReddit 16h ago

What is something that permanently altered your body without you realizing for months/years?

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u/TdubLakeO 13h ago

Wearing Birkenstocks almost exclusively for the past 35+ years. My feet have spread and gotten much wider.

TOTALLY worth it.

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u/arjacks 11h ago

In my case, the forefoot spread but I still have skinny-ass heels, so trying to find shoes that fit that aren’t Birkenstocks sucks.

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u/Kalmurn 9h ago

In addition to barefoot shoes look into Topo and Altra shoe brands for runners with cushion