*3.1. Participants*

The participants had to be at least 18 years of age, English speaking and able to provide written consent. In addition, participants needed to have a foot size of UK 9–10 to match the size of the prototype. Participants with prolonged foot-related injuries were excluded. We recruited 23 healthy participants (12 Males and 11 Females) aged between 21–32 years old ( *M* = 26.4, *SD* = 3.17).
