Taking 10,000 Steps a Day With You — high arches

"I have professional orthotics as my arches often hurt after walking in regular shoes for 30 minutes. I wanted to get a shoe insert for my running shoes so that I didn't have to keep taking my orthotics in and out of all of my shoes, which was chewing them up pretty badly. After reading the description, I decided to go with these Currex Runpro's- and I am GLAD that I did. These Currex RunPro Insoles are very comfortable in my running shoes! I do have to say that I am not a distance runner - most of my cardio...

If you read about all the features of an Orthotic, would you be able to tell if that Orthotic is good for runners or not? Theres a simple art to making a decision on whether an orthotic really is good for you and your sports activities or not. The best way to explain it is to take you through an example. Let's use the Pedag Viva Orthotic Insoles for that example. Now lets go through the mental decision making process in steps: What is the type of foot that the runner has? Is the foot one called pes planus, which...

When we talk about feet, we typically classify the height of your foot arch into one of 3 categories: medium (or neutral) arch, low arch, or high arch. All three arch types are relatively common, though high arches only make up an estimated 20% of the population (or, 1 in 5 individuals have high arches). So while high arches certainly aren't unusual, having high arches does come with some potential issues to be aware of when considering your foot health. The Problems with High Arches The arch of your foot helps to distribute weight, pressure, and impact shock across the...

At first glance, feet with higher arches don't appear to have any major stresses or serious foot conditions. However, engineers testing the bio-mechanics of feet and foot disorders have found there are more underlying issues with high arch feet than many realize. If you think about how a flat foot is an overly flexible foot where as a high arched foot is so set in its structure that it is not flexible at all. When you have high arches, you need orthotics for high arches. When someone with high arches walks, certain parts of the soles that should touch the...

I had purchase the 10 Seconds 3810 Ultra Arch Support Insoles previously at a store and loved them! When I found this web-site and checked the prices I was actually able to purchase two pair for what I paid for one at the store. I have been telling everyone about this site -TheInsoleStore.com. For those of us with HIGH ARCH INSTEP this is a must have product. I have them in my running and working shoes. -Windwalker