Do feet grow in adulthood?

[anonymous-user]

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[Tyre Smoke]

Nope, not just you. Mine have gone up a size too. Think it's as you get heavier perhaps?

[mu0n]

Have you got any fatter? If so, that maybe your answer - your feet got wider.

[Miguel Alvarez]

I thought so too. I came back from holiday once and thought my old shoes were all a bit tight. Didn't bother looking into it anymore than that though.

[Regiment]

You stop growing in your early twenties so depends on your definition of adulthood, I'd be shocked if mys feet grew anymore at 29.

[Hoofy]

mu0n said:

Have you got any fatter? If so, that maybe your answer - your feet got wider.

Ha. Yes, your bone structure has probably stopped but that doesn't mean the fat storage... or indeed muscles will have stopped growing.

[mu0n]

Hoofy said:

Ha. Yes, your bone structure has probably stopped but that doesn't mean the fat storage... or indeed muscles will have stopped growing.

Yeah, I don't think you can put much fat on your toes/heel, but definitely get wider... wider feet, more stretch sideways which means the length gets shortened.

[Hoofy]

mu0n said:

Yeah, I don't think you can put much fat on your toes/heel, but definitely get wider... wider feet, more stretch sideways which means the length gets shortened.

Aye - I suppose it then becomes an issue of trying to find wider shoes rather because when shoes go up in size they go wider and longer... I suppose some manufacturers build wider shoes for the same size? (Certainly, that's how it is in climbing footwear.)

[knk]

Foot cancer.

Good luck. It is rare and serious if bilateral.

[smiffy180]

anonymous said:

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You wish she said that

[Miguel Alvarez]

Regiment said:

You stop growing in your early twenties so depends on your definition of adulthood, I'd be shocked if mys feet grew anymore at 29.

I was 21/22 when I noticed.

[sawman]

The bones will stop growing somewhere between 16 and 21ish (blokes later) but between that age and 70 or so you can expect to gain up to a shoesize and a half - probably due to creep in soft tissues

[Fozziebear]

Mine have gone from a 11 to 11.5, now they are a 12. I've been doing a lot of ultra distance runs and I've had to increase the size due to my feet getting longer and the big toes rubbing.