Holidays: the best time to think about your occupational health (and your feet)

Did your holidays make you notice what you'd been ignoring? September is the time to review the footwear you wear every day at work — and make a change that actually matters.

Different clogs for busy professionals

There are professions where standing for many hours is part of the job. Walking through hospital corridors, going in and out of rooms, responding to an emergency, or completing a twelve-hour shift ...

Nursing clogs: how to choose well when you're on your feet all day

How to choose nursing clogs without regrets: clog types, hygiene, soles, fit — and why barefoot design is taking over hospital corridors.

Professional comfort with natural freedom

There are professions where time is measured differently. An eight, ten, or even twelve-hour shift can mean thousands of steps, long hours on your feet, and constant physical exertion that often go...

Healthcare footwear: caring for the feet of those who care

Working in healthcare means spending many hours on your feet, walking down hallways, constantly moving, and enduring shifts where your body accumulates effort step by step. Therefore, healthcare fo...

The best work shoes? The answer isn't in fashion, but in how your day ends.

We spend a large part of our lives working. For many people, especially those who work in hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, or laboratories, that means spending eight to twelve hours on their feet, w...

What if the future of sanitary footwear wasn't a clog... or a sneaker?

For decades, professional healthcare footwear has evolved around two main options. On the one hand, clogs, valued for their practicality, lightness, and ease of putting on and taking off. On the ot...

Is a shoe comfortable just because it's soft?

When we think of comfortable footwear, the first image that usually comes to mind is a shoe or clog with a thick, heavily cushioned sole. For years we have associated comfort with the amount of cus...

What are barefoot clogs?

Barefoot clogs are professional clogs designed to help you move better. With a wide fit, zero drop and a flexible sole, they give your feet more freedom during long shifts. At NIBO, we mak...

When a shoe is comfortable… but your body says otherwise

We all know how to recognize when a shoe hurts us. It rubs, pinches, or bothers us from the get-go, and the message is clear. The tricky part is identifying those other cases where the footwear see...

What if some foot discomfort that we consider normal isn't that normal after all?

There are things we've learned to accept without question. That bunions appear with age. That calluses form. That toes gradually deform or that at the end of the day we feel our feet need to escape...

Shoes expire too (and we don't always realize it)

There's an idea we often repeat about clothes, but almost never about footwear: even if it looks fine on the outside, it might no longer be supporting us as it used to on the inside. And not just b...

Tips for healthcare professionals who spend hours on their feet

Feeling tired feet at the end of a shift is not an exception in healthcare; for many professionals, it's part of the routine. Hours of standing, constant movement, changes in pace, and few breaks u...

Why your feet hurt after a shift — and what we designed NIBO to do about it

Eight hours on your feet, miles of corridor, and that ache you know far too well. It's not bad luck and it's not "part of the job": here's what's behind it — and what we designed NIBO to do about it.

When the hospital is noticeable in your feet

Working in a hospital means spending many hours on your feet, constantly walking, changing pace non-stop, and ending many days with the feeling that fatigue starts in your feet. That's why choosing...

Caring starts with how we step

Spending hours standing, constantly walking, and maintaining repetitive postures are part of the daily routine for healthcare professionals. Nurses, doctors, and assistants walk miles during a shif...

Colors and our identity

Have you ever stared at your closet wondering if today you feel more like classic white or if you prefer that splash of color to brighten your day? At Nibo, we know that choosing the shade of your...

The invisible risks of unsuitable footwear

If you work in a hospital, a clinic, or spend your day walking up and down hallways, you know exactly what we're talking about: that moment when you get home and all you want to do is take off your...

Why Occupational Health Is Driving the Growth of Healthcare Footwear

Some sectors grow due to trends and others out of sheer necessity, and the medical footwear sector clearly belongs to the latter group. Forecasts indicate that the global market will reach around 1...

NIBO: the hybrid footwear with two types of insoles

Some details seem small until you understand them. And then everything makes sense. One of the most common questions when someone receives their NIBO shoes is simple: why do they come with...

Choose the right size

Choosing the right size shouldn't be a game of trial and error. And yet, it often is. With Nibo, something important happens: it's not conventional footwear, and that means it doesn't size like con...

Why did you choose the color of the shoes you're wearing today?

We often think we choose the color of our footwear simply out of preference, but behind every shade is a subconscious decision connected to our emotions and the environment where we care for others...

The foot does not need rigidity, it needs to move

For years, the rigid heel counter in footwear has been a common element in shoe design, both in healthcare and other professional environments where people spend many hours on their feet. Tradition...

The importance of closed footwear

In hospital settings, there are no secondary elements, and footwear is an essential part of the basic safety equipment. The use of closed shoes is not a matter of aesthetics or individual preferenc...

Wearing different shoes, when the shoe adapts to you

There's a common feeling many people experience when they first put on a pair of Nibo shoes: they don't seem to fit. There's no pressure, no rigid support, none of that immediate fit we're used to ...