OT: most comfortable walking shoe?

[Toeclips]

Skechers I meant to say Skechers without the "T"

[RFC]

This is an each to his own thing. For years, my choice has been Merrill low cut hiking shoes. They have a little bit of a heel (which I prefer), a solid foot print and they just plain fit me.

[oldpotatoe]

Walk a lot with wife..Just bought some HOKAs..great shoe, but expensive($160).

[Onno]

Anybody have any recommendation for feet with high arches. I've been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis over the past year, and in general, everything hurts now, including my arches. Birkinstock sandals are a huge relief, but not great for long walks, or winter, of course. Their shoes are butt ugly, but I may be forced to buy a pair for the fall. Any decent looking shoes that support high arches similarly?

[Toeclips]

Originally Posted by Onno

Anybody have any recommendation for feet with high arches

I'm not sure about where you live but in the DC Maryland area there is The Good Feet Store
I've never been inside but their ads claim they have solutions for a variety of foot problems. Plenty of positive customer feedback from what I understand

They're also on line, hope this helps

[RFC]

Originally Posted by Toeclips

I'm not sure about where you live but in the DC Maryland area there is The Good Feet Store
I've never been inside but their ads claim they have solutions for a variety of foot problems. Plenty of positive customer feedback from what I understand

They're also on line, hope this helps

I also have a high arch. Inserts are the way to customize your shoes.

[jkbrwn]

Originally Posted by Onno

Anybody have any recommendation for feet with high arches. I've been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis over the past year, and in general, everything hurts now, including my arches. Birkinstock sandals are a huge relief, but not great for long walks, or winter, of course. Their shoes are butt ugly, but I may be forced to buy a pair for the fall. Any decent looking shoes that support high arches similarly?

Do you already have shoes you like? If so, a pair of these may work for you: https://yoursole.com/us/shop/footbed...wide-medium/10

They are cork, like a Birk footbed and have a little bit of flex, which feels much nicer than a rigid plastic insole in my opinion.

If you're an REI member you can buy from there and return if you don't like them. I move my pair between whichever pair of shoes I wear.

While there are shoes that have a supportive arch, they're kinda niche and more expensive than they should be. Generally speaking, shoes have no arch support. So, nine times out of ten, insoles will do a better job than a shoe.

They're out of stock, but you could also just try to track down some Birkenstock insoles...... https://www.birkenstock.com/us/birko...-0-00-u_7.html

Edit: amazon has them

[Toeclips]

Originally Posted by RFC

I also have a high arch. Inserts are the way to customize your shoes.

This is a good thread I'm learning a lot, very cool

[lorenbike]

Originally Posted by Onno

Anybody have any recommendation for feet with high arches. I've been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis over the past year, and in general, everything hurts now, including my arches. Birkinstock sandals are a huge relief, but not great for long walks, or winter, of course. Their shoes are butt ugly, but I may be forced to buy a pair for the fall. Any decent looking shoes that support high arches similarly?

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[RFC]

BTW, the Dr. Scholl's and Walgreens inserts work just fine. I even put them in western boots.

[Onno]

Originally Posted by RFC

I also have a high arch. Inserts are the way to customize your shoes.

I wear inserts now, and they do work, but also a bit of a PIA, and they make the shoe a little tighter, even with the original insole taken out. I'd rather find a shoe that works on its own.

[klasse]

I'm using HOKA walking shoe, really nice! They match up to the foot sole.

[deluz]

Asics Novablast. Great for walking and running. Super bouncy.

[Ozz]

Originally Posted by Onno

I wear inserts now, and they do work, but also a bit of a PIA, and they make the shoe a little tighter, even with the original insole taken out. I'd rather find a shoe that works on its own.

I wear SOLE footbeds in all my shoes (cycling, running, boots, dress, etc)....they come in multiple thicknesses and you can trim to fit.

The "thin" work great for dress shoes and cycling shoes....medium in boots and running shoes.

For sandals, I have some Birkenstocks, but for real walking, I wear Chacos.

[josephr]

Originally Posted by Spoker

I quit eating meat 2 months ago and the plantar fasciitis I could not get rid off disappeared. No shoe or insert or stretching or taping was able to do that.
It might be just coincidence, but just throwing it out there.

yay! plant-based protein! My A1C was 6.9 a year ago, now down to 5.6...also dropped from 215-ish to 185-ish, a snug 38 waist, now a loose 34!

I tried different exercise routines, tried to eat leaner meats, etc....finally dropping carbs and pretty much most meats....plant based proteins filled the gaps!


Back to shoes --- I finally gave in to the hype and tried a pair of On running shoes...holy frick! I wear them everywhere for everything...work, walking, at the gym, out in the yard....super light, springy, supportive, but in a way that works with your foot, not enables bad foot posture. A lot of my fellow nurses swear by Hoka, but the rest of us are on On.