Did not know that YouTube was that old!

This advertisement from 1921 was advocating the use of bunion correctors

Variations of these vintage bunion correctors are still being used today. And they are still being debated if they actually work or not or are just snake oil.

These running shoes were popular in their day as a well padded but lightweight running shoe. they were the result of a collaboration between the famous running coach, Arthur Lydiard and Converse.

See the Running Heros entry

Everyone is looking for short cuts to increasing fitness. This is nothing new:

Today this is manifested in the new toning shoes that are being marketed to increase fitness. These shoes have been attracting a lot of interest lately, but the marketing or advertising claims for the toning shoes has led to legal issues for some of the companies.

Chilblains are a common problem in colder climates. They have attracted a lot of “cures” over the years:

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There’s a substantial movement to the actual old style running footwear as a fashion declaration and most of the primary running shoe organizations are re-releasing some of the outdated designs. One of those is the Onitsuka Tiger belonging to the Asics Organization. They’re proving to be really loved by runners that are sentimental to those occasions when there is a lesser amount of science and much less argument regarding the athletic shoes such as there are today. The Onitsuka Tiger are probably the industry leader in this particular expanding market of vintage athletic shoes. They’re probably not sufficiently good to utilize as athletic shoes because they may not be durable enough as a result of requirements that athletes would probably put on them today.

 
http://www.podiatryapps.com/sneakerlogy/
http://www.theretrorunningshoes.com/?p=5
http://www.myweirdnews.com/onitsuka-tiger-shoes-making-a-comeback/16/
http://www.thepodiatryshop.com/onitsuka-tiger/131/
http://www.podologiebucher.de/onitsuka-tiger/22/