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[threeplusfire]

I have high arches, and tend to walk on the outside edge of my feet. I'm also overweight, and all the advice for fat people buying shoes assumes you have flat feet which I definitely do not have. I need recommendations for sneakers/tennis shoes/walking shoes/whatever you want to call them. I'm just walking and doing some low impact aerobic type things. My feet hurt, damn it.

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[lillian13.livejournal.com]

Me too! Me too!

My podiatrist told me to look for shoes that are either "even" (aka no build-up or reinforcement on either side) or ones with reinforcement on the outside, as most tennies are made for those freaks that roll in. :-)

I wear New Balance exclusively, with prescription orthotic inserts, and my feet are very very happy.

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

Call around to the hyper-focused runner's shops in town.

The really, really good ones will have a treadmill in the shop where they'll watch you walk or run, then recommend shoes based on what your feet do.

I understand the desire to do this from home, but you may be better off in person.

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

I also have high arches and over pronate. I would say go to one of the stores where they watch you walk barefoot and then fit you for shoes based on your foot shape, arches, and pronation. If you don't have one of those? Try a pair of Brooks running shoes. I have to put arch support inserts in every pair of shoes I buy that are not flip flops.

[miep.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with redstapler and imaginarycircus. the best pair of shoes I ever got for walking were from Brooks and were flat on the bottom and compensated for my pronation. They were from a random running shop in I went into Boston when my sandals hurt me while I was there for a wedding. The guy watched me walk, and then made me buy these shoes, even though they were UGLY.

[mielikki.livejournal.com]

I was told by a fellow at REI that no sneaker in the universe accommodates high arches; if they look like they do, it's all LIES; it's a foam insert that your foot mashes down if you put any weight on it at all, like from walking. Or standing. So, he recommended getting whatever sneakers you want, then getting some of those fancy inserts that cost about $40 for a pair and come in candy colors. I have some bright lime green ones in my sneakers. These, in fact:

http://www.rei.com/product/724375

...and they do the jerb. I have very high arches. They will make your feet very happy!

[brienze.livejournal.com]

So, here is my obligatory recommendation of Vibram FiveFingers. The original model is around 75 bucks, so if you have that much you're willing to gamble with, the payoff could be enormous. If you don't want articulated toes, the Vivo Barefoot is supposed to be good (haven't tried them myself).

I'm aware that barefoot shoes are akin to a religion with me, and nobody like to hear someone else babble at them about their religion, so I'll shut up and just leave you a link. http://nymag.com/health/features/46213/

The one thing that article doesn't cover that I wish it would, is that anyone who has studied architecture can tell you that Roman (and Gothic) arches work because they distribute the load. Put a big ol' hunk of foam up under the keystone of an arch, and the arch can't support bupkis anymore.

[eroticcakejob.livejournal.com]

Shoe inserts. Get them custom from the shoe doctor if you have the resources.

[water-damage.livejournal.com]

i have high arches too - i got some inserts from karavel shoes about 6 years ago which i sometimes wear. They seem to help a lot.