Shoes

[pegomyheart]

Are Vionic made for people that have feet that pronate and are  flat?  Mine are the opposite with a high arch and feet that turn out. Should I skip this  brand?

[Fancy1]

NO - they are great for high arches.  I have several pair, and am on my feet for 12-14 hours a day on concrete tile floors.  My feet are bony, with very high arches.  I have little padding anywhere, and these footbeds have kept me comfortable through the long, active days (music specialist in an elem school, K-5th).  I never sit down, and I just turned 70!  I recommend them - try a pair.

[fortune]

Shoes with arch supports are for those who pronate--ankles turn inward.  The arches are built up so they don't fall and let the ankle turn inward.  However, most Vionic shoes don't have any support and aren't always available in wide--two things that are vital for most foot problems.  Bunions, hammer toes, callouses--all stem from wearing shoes that are too narrow.  Heel pain, plantar fasciitis, and metarsal pain are due to lack of support, too narrow toe box, and little or no arch support.

[pegomyheart]

Having suffered in the past with plantar fasciitus, I wear good shoes and wide widths if available. Gone are days when I would wear sexy shoes that killed my feet. I love my Birk enstocks and wondered if these would  be the same.

[Kachina624]

I have flat feet and pronate but I can't wear Vionics. That big lump of an arch is like a boulder in my shoe and very painful. I prefer Alegrias which have a more subtle arch, good support and are much better made. They do come in wides from their company factory store.

[ChynnaBlue]

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@pegomyheart wrote:

Having suffered in the past with plantar fasciitus, I wear good shoes and wide widths if available. Gone are days when I would wear sexy shoes that killed my feet. I love my Birk enstocks and wondered if these would  be the same.

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I am dealing with Plantar Fasciitis right now. It comes and goes for me and I hadn't had trouble with it for years, but right now it's bad. I've been wearing Vionics at home and found it's helped quite a bit. I took a week off my work shoes and wore sneakers to work while I was waiting for some orthotics to arrive. The Vionics reminded me very much of the orthotics I bought the first time I struggled with PF. Now I'm never barefoot at home and the combination of orthotics in my shoes and Vionic sandals at home is working for me. I hate having to use orthotics because it changes the way my shoes fit and means either transferring them from one pair to the next or having multiple pairs of orthotics.

[fortune]

ChynnaBlue,

I did this every morning before getting out of
bed and it really helped my plantar fasciitis. A
physical therapist showed me how to do it.

While sitting on your bed, grasp your all your toes
on one foot and gently pull them toward you until
you feel a stretch in the arch of your foot. Stretch
one foot at a time. Hold stretch 20 seconds and
repeat ten times for each foot.

I hope you feel better soon!  Plantar fasciitis can really change your life!  I now wear New Balance WW928.

[sallybusky]

Pegomyheart, I also have high arches; I don't know if I pronate or overpronate or whatever the heck that adorable Liam is always talking about.  But Vionics are SO comfortable, and worth every penny, to me.  I have five pairs, and wear their flip flops (Tide II?) around the house b/c they're  more comfy than going barefoot. (My feet also turn out, as you say?  I've always said that I walk like a duck, but yours sounds much nicer.)  I only wear them in warm weather months, though, b/c I just don't like any of their shoes..still waiting for the shoes to be as cute as the sandals.

[Demitra1]

i want to jump in here and tell all of you that wear violist at home, that I LOVE their house shoes. I have two pair that have the " button look" on the 

[Whosits]

I have high arches and do not pronate and Vionics are the most uncomfortable shoes I have ever owned.