Do you care that the footwear you choose provides adequate support for your feet while walking? Do you want to avoid chafing, unpleasant irritation and pain when moving? Make sure your footwear is the right size. However, if you want to buy them online, choosing a good model can be a bit difficult. To avoid confusion, learn how to measure the insole of a shoe.

Online shopping is a great solution for people who don't have enough time to visit stationary stores or simply don't like crowds and trying on shoes among others. It's also great for children - that way you don't have to run after them all over the discount store and ask them to put on the shoes of their choice. However, there is one difficulty with online shopping, and that is choosing the right size. To be sure that the chosen model will fit, start by measuring the insole of the shoes your toddler walks in.

How to measure the insole of a shoe?

Measuring the insole of a shoe is quite simple if it is pulled out from the center. Then all you have to do is lay it down on a piece of paper and then measure its length from the toe to the heel with a tailor's centimeter. This is the easiest and fastest way to get a reliable answer. The problem arises when it is permanently glued to the sole.

Wondering how you measure the length of the insole of a shoe that you don't pull out? You can do it in two ways, namely with:

• stick or straw - find a straight stick or reach for a long straw. Then put the instrument inside the shoe and find the farthest point. Then break the stick or straw at the point where it touches the heel. Measure the resulting piece and you will get the length of the insole. With this stick, you will be able to check whether the chosen footwear is too small or too big, even without the child present,
• Meters - a method similar to that of the stick. Just put the beginning of the yardstick inside, and then bend it where the heel begins. With a professional measuring stick, you will get the result right away.

Compare the obtained length with the sizes in the size chart, which is located on the Tupu Tupu website next to each product description. This will allow you to find and buy the right footwear right away.

At the same time, remember not to attach importance to the size of the shoe you measure. As you walk, the footwear stretches, so the actual dimensions of the insole may not match the size given by the manufacturer.

How to measure the foot?

The length of the insole in the selected model should be compared with the length of the foot. This way you will be sure that the product you want to buy will fit your little one. What's more, this way you will check whether the shoes your child walks in are still good.

One of the easiest ways to get your foot measured is to trace it on a piece of paper. To do this:

• Prepare a clean sheet of paper and a well-sharpened pencil,
• Position the sheet of paper against the wall,
• Ask your child to stand on a piece of paper,
• Holding the pencil perpendicular to the paper, trace the child's foot very carefully,
• Measure the distance between the furthest point on the heel and toe.

The value obtained is the length of the toddler's foot. A properly selected insole should be 0.7 - 1 cm longer than it. Such a reserve will provide the child's toes with freedom of movement, so they can work properly when walking and stabilize the foot, and on top of that they will not get cold.

How to check the length of a shoe's insole without a ruler?

Wondering if it's possible to check the length of a shoe's insole without measuring it? There is one simple way - just compare the length of the sole of the new shoe with the old one. To do this, put the two models with the heels against each other and roll them up to the toes. If they touch in the same place, it means that they are the same length. This method works well when buying shoes for a child who has been wearing the same size for years.

However, this is a rather risky way. One of the shoes may have a longer sole, turned up at the toe, for example, so that the result may be slightly falsified. You can also misalign the shoes relative to each other and get different results. Much more reliable are the methods of measuring with a ruler.

Measuring an insole is not difficult, although it requires some time and focus. Nevertheless, it's worth doing if you care about your child walking in shoes that support his foot development.