The 8 Best Walking Footwear for Flat Ft of 2020

I’ve had flat feet all my life and it’s never given me any issues. Also, I may be on the autism spectrum, and low muscle tone seems to be common with ASD and flat feet are a common symptom. Children with autism sometimes walk around on their tippy toes, could this be a self correcting way to build muscle strength and higher arches? I read a comment on here from someone who was suggested to do this exercise as an alternative treatment. We are quick to discourage and discredit unusual behaviour in this society, but perhaps we are sometimes too quick to demand conformity in our society. Just some thoughts. Btw, I love the Abraham Hicks quote at the start of the video!

My left foot is just completely flat no arch or nothing, my right is slightly arched

I had foot surgery in ’97 with the dr making me custom supports after and used them all the time and they kept me pain free. I couldn’t wear them in sandals, and my feet would hurt horribly without them. I gave up wearing sandals, which was no fun in the summer. The supports finally wore down and last year I decided to try the supports from the Good Feet Store instead. They are expensive, but they are even better than the custom supports, and I can wear them in sandals!! I went out and bought several pair of sandals and I felt liberated! But I think at the same time that everyone is different and has to figure out what will work best for them. Would LOVE if I didn’t have to wear the arch supports, but at least I have options now.

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After having a spinal cord injury and being left with drop foot on my right foot it behaves like a flat foot so I always need to wear insoles with arch support…..trainers and boots are ok to wear then but forget shoes……can’t keep them on, can’t wear them anymore ����

I’ve been wearing Chuck Taylor’s my whole life. Can you recommend a shoe that’s not big and bulky on my foot? Most seem to be really wide on the back of the heel.

My mom had flat feet, lived until hundred yrs, I have the same feet, and my grandson age ten yr has same flat feet, runs in the family ������

Cruz ✝️. This Definition Flat Foot ��is so old an stupid definition.. it was known low arch an high arch…

I am a UK size 12/12.5 I have very tight soleus weak ankle from a very bad injury. I often have to elevate my legs and am constantly stretching. What would you recommend?

I wear out the heels and soles of my shoes on the outside………supination. Are there inserts for that?

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Bob and Brad, do you have an opinion on rebounders/mini trampolines? They claim to have many health benefits.

How about pronation and flat feet? I keep purchasing the same ASICS sneaker which help some but would like to find a more ridgid alternative. As far as shoes, I wear the danskos and am considering doc martins. Any suggestions?

I sprained my right ankle and my foot went flat.. Now I’ve been having so many problems with my foot and walking..

Why would a generic over the counter orthotic fit my specific foot. It usually will not. Custom orthotics are awesome for men. Much more difficult for women to fit into a stylish shoe. Those people with chronic arch problems will gladly pay $500 for the relief. Makes your shoe feel like it was custom made for your foot. But like most things, you need to go to a good specialist, get what you pay for.

Flat feet and over pronating feet are entirely different things. Worrying you don’t understand this.

I hope Ryan had good birthday! I have flat feet but my oldest son has extreme flat feet. At 15 he had surgery at Shriners Hospital to break his tibia, rotate it straight and move his knee cap. He had one leg then the other 4 months later. They said he needed his femurs done but aged out before he could. They got him in custom orthotics that worked great, but when he out grew them the person that made the new ones didn’t do a good job. They hurt his feet really bad. They wouldn’t fix them and now he just hurts bad all the time. I am going to share this video with him. Thank you for the info!

I wish they made better work boots and runners for flat feet and orthotics. I have really bad flat feet. My last orthotics I believe were to soft and made wrong. No support. I have new ones now. But unsure if they fit really well or lacking support. Almost feels flat under my feet. I’ve seen 3 to 4 podiatrist. Hard to get the correct help.

What can I do for legs that are different lengths? This exacerbates my back problems…

What about my feet that widen about one inch when I step down?

My doctor said I had flexible arches. That when I stand on them, they collapse. Got a horrible case of plantar fasciitis.

I was one of those patients whose ankle pronated to the floor. I also had severe tibialis tendinitis. The pain was so bad I could only walk on the outer side of that foot. I ended up with a calcaneal osteotomy to rebuild the arch. Unfortunately my orthopedic surgeon never once recommended post surgical PT much less orthotics to keep my arch working right. About a year later though, my chiropractor fitted me for custom orthotics. I wear them constantly with good quality footwear like in this video. My feet feel great 9 years later.

I’ve been flat footed for as long as I can remember, and bunions, and broke my right foot across the arch, tore muscles and ligaments.. now have a HARD time being on my feet for long periods of time. Wake up the next day and cry just putting my feet on the floor..

Does having flat feet cause your knees to tilt inwards slightly? I notice that if I’m standing and lift the insides of my feet slightly my knees feel better aligned.

I currently wear inner soles to help my arch. If I bought these motion control trainers would I still need an inner sole?

Also, I’ve heard great things about an American company called “Good Feet” anyone know of a UK equivalent recommendation?

You don’t need to correct flat feet. There’s nothing correct, you have no arch, it’s flat! The only people who need arch support are people who have arches!! Get it arch support, supporting the arch, flat feet people don’t need arch supports or correction. Changing the way body mechanics and walking is un natural and can cause more issues with your bones in your legs. Walking barefoot is best way to walk. All this correction and stability shoes is messing people’s legs and feet up. Snake oil salesman trying to sell you arch supports and pronation correction shoes.

With glasses you can see better, but your eyes won’t be better and your eye muscles won’t be stronger. Same consequences with the shoes Brad mentioned in the video: you (probably temporarly) walk better, but your feet won’t be stronger and healthier. In general, using (traditional) shoes our feet do not have to work and during our life they become weaker and weaker. Consequences: flat feet, hammertoes, hallux valgus and such. Specific exercises and a few hours barefoot walking on a daily base will make your feet stronger again and give them good working biomechanics. This is THE solution against flat feet.

My experiences have always been that arch supports give me tendonitis in my arch. Maybe ill have to try again though my knees need the support.

I really just Like being barefoot, I more so just walk in the balls of my feet so it’s not much of problem. It’s when I pit shoes on a loose that fine motor control in my foot that they really go flat.

Do these motion control shoes have a big bump for arch support?

I can remember being in first grade, looking for shoes for back to school, and being frustrated because so many have this big bump inside the pressed against the bottom of my foot. Shoes with arch support hurt me until the arch support breaks down.

This isn’t a matter of getting arch support for a nonexistent arch, is it? Mine are extremely flat. In fact, I was probably an adult when I realized most people had an arch. Or what that actually looks like.

“Have to try on 5 or 6 pairs of shoes” made me want to laugh & cry at the same time. I have horrible feet to fit shoes (flat, wide & toes go straight across like Fred Flinstone) & it takes hours at the store or like 5 rounds of multiple shoe Zappos orders.:( I second someone else’s comment that I would love a video about shoes for wide feet with great arch support.

I’m 55, flat feet all my life. One doctor told me I have duck feet. Shoes with a hard arch hurts my feet. I just started having ankle and feet pain this year.

I’m not a flat-footer though I like it the best when I’m walking on a floor without anything on my feet…a flat, hard surface under my feet, that’s the stuff.

You can go online to Asics.com and it will tell you if a particular shoe is best for over, under, or neutral pronation which is VERY helpful.

I would agree that not every person needs custom orthotics. I am a podiatrist. Your reference to a chiropractic orthotic is laughable. There are some podiatrists I would not recommend for custom orthotics. But chiropractors know very little about the foot. Furthermore, it is important to understand the source of the llatfooi, i.e. frontal plane, sagittal plane or transverse deformity resulting in the flatfoot. Some of what you say is reasonable. Some is showing your lack of knowledge about the flatfoot deformity. And I agree that not everyone needs a custom orthotic.

Wow. Thanks for this information. Gonna find my fiance indoor/outdoor foot wear for his “flat feet”.

What about Ascics? Which shoe if I have bad knee problems and overweight?

What might help is to lose weight I need to lose weight so I’m trying to fast atm

Absolutely Wrong!!!!! Five years ago when there was nothing wrong with my feet I decided to spend a lot of money at, The Good Feet Store. I thought it would prevent injury to get these shoe inserts for all of my shoes. In a short time my feet and hips went down hill. It’s been at least five years from this terrible decision and I’m now correcting the horrible pain in my feet and hips simply with walking barefoot and using Xero Shoes. OMG the pain is going away and my feet are NO LONGER IN CASTS. Shoes are casts and the feet can’t do their job on their own when when their in casts.

I have been wearing Virbam five finger shoes full-time for now over 2 and 1/2 years. I now have no longer flat feet, weak arches, weak abductor muscles, plantar faciitis, chronic fungus infection between my toes, weak ankles no more. Forget arch supports.

Hi guys!!! I am 62, had Bi-lateral knee replacements 15 months ago..My
R ankle over pronates due to rolling my ankle when I was 17..which is
making my knee turn causing my tendons to pull..I recently bought a
Motion Control Athletic shoe, but the sole seem way to hard, &
wearing them make me feel bowlegged..lol..any
suggestions??THANK-YOU!!!!!

I work in a distribution warehouse. I work 10 hours a day on my feet. Nonstop on my feet. My feet are flat. My calf hurt as well. Will this shoe work for me please?

What do you recommend when you foot is crooked in a shoe? No matter what shoe my foot is always off the heel. But my toes fit on the shoe. My ankle is close to floor and no foot dr will help were I am living. Any suggestions?

I have flat feet and my knees turn in that causes major back issues and sciatica. I am always looking for inserts. Had trouble since I was little.

I can’t agree with this. I have been with completely flat feet since a toddler. For years doctors have told me that I need shoes with support, that I will have pain without them, that I will not be able to walk one day. This is a total BS. Supporting the feet is never a solution. Building and strengthening the muscles is. I discovered barefoot shoes (Vivobarefoot) about 3 years ago. I never felt better walking and running. I still have flat feet when standing still, but I have a strong arch when walking. I don’t have any stability issues (I can deadlift double my bodyweight and squat with 1.5).

Recommending feet support is like recommending to take the elevator when you have problems to take the stairs for the second floor.

Maam I am a runner i have flexible flat feet and also have lower leg pain in my heel and ankle.it is also cramps and sensation. So How can i get know that this pain is cause of flat feet.

If it is cause of flat feet so can i get rid of this pain by continue my running.

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I have flat-ish feet and personally have gone the complete opposite way to this, most footwear don’t have a wide enough toe box to allow the big toe to support the arch properly. Some minimalist and barefoot shoes do allow more space in the toe box which helps your foot to support itself naturally. In theory all these motion control and arch support shoes help with is weakening your foot muscles. I don’t want to be wearing support shoes/slippers around the house, I see my grandparents with flat feet struggle at home with balance because they wear rock like slippers with ‘arch support’. I refuse to believe that after billions of years of evolution, a huge portion of the population are born with defective feet that need to be encased in shoes like solid rock.

I haven’t been wearing barefoot shoes for too long yet but I feel better in them, I used to get very sore arches and feel like I was getting shin splints after being in shoes all day but that stopped after I switched to minimalist shoes. I don’t know if it’s for everyone, especially older people or people with flatter feet than me but I would say test the waters out a bit, if you can walk around at home barefoot it shouldn’t be too much of a jump, just be conscious if you personally can avoid that inward rotation of the ankle. Start easy if you choose to transition.

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I have feet that literally behave like pancakes when I put weight on them. The grow about an inch wider, it’s insane. And completely flat to the point where I’m starting to develop a callous on the bone that is in the middle of my arch. Bunions and tailors bunions because they spread so much. I’ve been told I need custom orthotics because my big toe is messed up as well, but after watching this I’m not so sure. My off the shelf heat modified ones are good and a compromise between off the shelf and full customs $220 AUD, but the ultimate problem seems to be that the connective tissue in my feet is made of soup. I’d probably be better off with some kind of compression sock to help control the spread. Any ideas?

The foot in the pic is so flat that i had to look at it for a sec to realize what it was

I really appreciate how practical and how real you all are. I agree with you that if something is going to help my feet I’m going to feel the relief immediately. I’m not going to have to wait and see and adjust to it over time. They are paying games when it comes to flat fee I don’t understand why that is.

Exercises like calf raises,jump rope and basketball fixed my sons flat feet pain.

I’ve probably invested around 1 thousand on inserts and special treatments and see no difference what so ever.

This is a helpful video. My chiropractor told me that as a 31 year old female I have severely flat feet and the worst he’s ever seen. Hes pretty taken back by them so he’s helped me get custom orthotics and I’m looking for a goof pair of shoes for flat feet and someone who is active. It seems most shoes just don’t help me, so I’m on the lookout for new ones that actually really support me.

Any arch support hurts my feet. I don’t have flat feet, nor high arches, but wear flat & wide shoes. I usually get a men’s shoe (which can be hard to find a size 7.5) because they tend to fit better. For years the skater style was the only shoe that was comfortable. Work boots are also tough to find. So many factors impact the fit & availability.

My foot Doc made me one with elastic bandage tape and a pad, it works as good and no extra charge. My 300 hundred dollar ones I got from another doc hurt my foot. and my insurance would not pay for it.

I have posterior tibialis tendonitis and was referred to a special store that sold motion control shoes and expensive orthotics. The orthotics are worn down and are flat now. I was reading that orthotics act as a crutch and do not allow your feet to get stronger. I try to walk barefoot, stand on one foot for balance and walk on my toes. It has slowly gotten better.

For your giveaways need how to info? Not at all user friendly.

What?! I’ve never (except once) had a shoe feel good. They always rub in some area or another, usually the heel, and the only comfortable shoe I did have didn’t support my arch and after a month, my lower back hurt so much that I hobbled, not realizing it was my comfortable shoes causing it.

Orthotics do not work for Flat Feet. If you ever plan on having a strong foot, you will delay or worsen that process with every day you wear them.
If you have flat feet, change your footwear first, charlatans will sell you everything, but what will fix the problem, so you can pay for their child’s tuition.

Good evening, Let me thank you both for this great information, also for the experiment you showed of the water foot print. ��

Quite interesting. Could you possibly do something about foot problems caused by too-high arches and/or bow legs?

I have high arches but lately my left foot arch got a sharp burning pain that felt like a pulled muscle. I’ve had pain for 2 months now & have to wear arch bands even when barefoot or it happens again. The pain goes up my ankle now. I guess cheap but cute shoes are a thing of the past. I’m investing in vionic brand shoes. Thanks for all the info!

in a youtube you did 3 years ago you stated that using inserts was bad and to do exercises instead, have you changed your mind on that?

I’m sold on Vionic shoes. I even use their inserts for my other shoes.

Read on for true fixing of the feet. Arch support is a mini crutch, never use them. True fixing of ones foundation: One must strengthen the feet by first strengthening the toes and midfoot in their full range of motion in all directions and extending the heel (calcaneus). This is all linked up and into the glutes, so one cannot truly fix it without addressing the glute medius and surrounding areas. Best way to do all this is yoga. Standing split, or airplane pose, then turning the body to each side while standing on one leg, then going up on toes. Also walk and train barefoot as much as humanly possible. Push the limits. Hot and cold treatment as well, + tens machine all over foot. You will fix your feet and be able to reach athletic potential and build full, massive arches. Your effort has to match that of a body builder. You are growing new feet through growing and retensioning ligaments, capillaries and muscles. Wearing tight shoes makes the nerves turn off in the foot, toes specifically, and the toes go weird directions, muscles atrophy, you get injury and you get flat feet. I solved the knowledge side for you, now put in that effort and live your dreams.

Chiropractor just told me I need arch support. Sold me a pair. Thanks for this. I am by nature, skeptical. I’ll try them… guess my socks aren’t very supportive.

Hi guys!!! I am 62, had Bi-lateral knee replacements 15 months ago..My
R ankle over pronates due to rolling my ankle when I was 17..which is
making my knee turn causing my tendons to pull..I recently bought a
Motion Control Athletic shoe, but the sole seem way to hard, &
wearing them make me feel bowlegged..lol..any
suggestions??THANK-YOU!!!!!

I had to quit my warehouse job at Amazon because the pain from my flat feet after constantly lifting boxes all day was WAY too much. It built up a whole lot. Everything hurt from my feet to my neck.

I even have custom orthotics. They helped, but they aren’t meant for 10 hours of standing on reinforced concrete.

I have a flat feet, but ever seen so tryed eating tie pods my feet healed them self

I know flat feet is a thing but people never talk about arch feet, which are a pain in the a$$ too, i would love some advises

I always thought the 500 price tag on customs was an insurance scam. None of them ever helped me. Best thing is lots of stretching. Years of meds have made a mess of my tendons and what not.

What about feet that are flat with no weight on them. My feet have been flat my whole life and even if I just sit down and put them against each other sole to sole you can see the left one is s straight line and the right one has a very slight curve, but it’s negligible. Because I have NO natural arch, inserts ALWAYS feel like there’s something poking me so I’ve always opted to completely flat shoes or what is most comfortable because it allows my feet maximum flexibility they so desperately need barefoot.

I’m only 19 and Ive got terrible athletes foot and toenail/finger fungus and plantar calluses and now I can see on my root that I’ve huge calluses growing on my heels and balls on both of my feet. I’m trying to get rid of it but I’m to embarrassed to go the doctors ��

GO BAREFOOT! Buy barefoot shoes, correct toes and socks. Wide toe box thus not losing the big toes alignment. We should put all our weight through the big toe as we push off. No heel, heels were added to hold horse stirrups. Heels cause anterior pelvic tilt. We were not born with our feet bound up.