| 1. Sandals are downright fashionable. With styles that | | | | 6. Sandals are usually more affordable. Okay, this one |
| cover practically every possible reason and season, | | | | is for the practical-minded, but when it comes down to |
| sandals never go out of style. In fact, many popular | | | | it, sandals are generally less costly than other types of |
| designs and styles of sandals remain lasting fashion | | | | shoes. It might have something to do with the fact that |
| statements year after year. | | | | less material used equals less expense or it could just |
| 2. With sandals, foot freedom reins. Just ask any | | | | all be wishful thinking. |
| college student why they love their flip-flops. Ask a | | | | 7. Try to beat the versatility of the sandal. Poolside, at |
| beach-goer how come they're not wearing tennis | | | | the beach, backyard, or nowhere even close - just slip |
| shoes. Sandals deliver an enticing balance of being | | | | 'em on and slip 'em off. It's hard to beat the versatility |
| almost barefoot but still having shoes on the feet. It's a | | | | provided by the always fashionable footwear. |
| lifestyle really. | | | | 8. Promote balance with sandals. It is really no surprise |
| 3. They deliver comfort like no other. There is just | | | | that sandals have been chosen to help increase and |
| something great about the way sandals tend to break | | | | promote balance. Practitioners of yoga have even |
| in and conform to the foot - almost like they're an | | | | adapted sandals with individual straps between each |
| extension of the feet themselves. Shoes haven't quite | | | | toe to encourage an increased sense of balance in |
| found a way to enter this territory yet. | | | | the art of yoga. |
| 4. Sandals have health benefits. Many podiatrists | | | | 9. They're the original footwear from history. Sandals |
| actually recommend the wearing of supportive sandals | | | | are time tested, having stood the test of time longer |
| for the healthful benefits they provide for feet. Some | | | | than any other form of footwear. The tennis shoe has |
| sandals work in the same way as custom | | | | been around for decades, the boot for centuries, but |
| orthodontics do to really help promote foot correct | | | | the sandal has been in use for millenniums. That must |
| posture. | | | | speak for something. |
| 5. Forget about the fungus. It's true; sandal wearers get | | | | 10. Sandals show expression. Sure, all kinds of shoes |
| the added foot health benefit of having cool, dry feet. | | | | can be fashion-forward. However, no other form of |
| This means there's no place to harbor fungus, | | | | footwear is as conducive to showing off a fun and |
| preventing a fungal foot infection before it can ever | | | | funky sense of style and spirit like the sandal. |
| begin to take hold. | | | | |