How were sports shoes invented?

The invention of casual sports shoes is an important manifestation of human wisdom. From hundreds of thousands to millions of years ago, humans began to walk and run in a standing position. About 50,000 years ago, in order to prevent foot injuries, humans began to wrap their feet with animal skins and bark. This gradually evolved into animal leather shoes, straw sandals and so on. Later, when people invented cloth, they made cloth shoes.

 

The origin of sports shoes

Sports shoes originated from ancient messengers. The messenger is required to run fast so that in the event of a war can the message be delivered more quickly. As we all know, this is how the ancient Olympics came into being. In order to get the best results, athletes gradually changed from running barefoot to running with shoes. In order to prevent slippage, spikes or bumps were installed on the soles of the shoes. This is the origin of athletic shoes.

 

The emergence of modern casual sneakers originated from the widespread use of rubber in the 1840s. The characteristics of rubber are wear resistance and shock absorption. In 1832, an Irishman immigrated to the United States. He was a printing worker. He stood in front of the machine every day and felt pain in the soles of his feet due to the weight of his body for a long time. Then he put a rubber pad on the casual shoes, and the pain was significantly reduced. Once, colleagues played tricks on him and hid his insoles. Later, he simply fixed the rubber leather to the sole, thus giving birth to the world's first pair of rubber-soled casual work shoes.

 

The development of sports shoes

After the mid-nineteenth century, shoemakers began to design and manufacture casual trainers according to the characteristics of the sports that people participated in, so that they could enhance their elasticity and comfort during exercise and prevent ankle injuries. At the beginning of the 20th century, the footwear industries of Japan, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and other countries began to conduct in-depth research on gym shoes, and gradually produced brand manufacturers such as Reebok, Adidas, New Balance, Camel, and Puma. These factories have established their own research institute to design and manufactur many unique functional sports shoes. Now functional sports shoes have entered people's daily life.

 

There are more and more types of sports shoes, styles are constantly being renovated, and sports shoe brands are becoming more and more influential in the market. According to relevant information, in recent years, the annual turnover of Nike sports shoes has been maintained at around 30 billion US dollars, and the annual turnover of Adidas sports shoes has remained around 19 billion USD.

 

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