Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A pair of feet clad in lace-up shoes with long pointy toes, 1960. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Be careful what you search for. Enter phrases like 'best shoes for plantar fasciitis' or 'best shoes for standing all day,' and you'll quickly find yourself ankle-deep in sponsored content, complete with endless reels demonstrating heel cushioning and next-generation arch support.
A tennis partner of mine started having sudden foot pain recently, so we searched on my phone, and boom—orthoped-o-pocalypse! For anyone under 55 gazing over our shoulders, we were instantly pegged as future mall walkers of America. But you discover a few pleasant surprises going down these rabbit holes. The world of supportive shoes has come a long way since the days of geriatric granny boots, in terms of style and technology.
With an aging population that has money to spend and pickleball battles to win, there are plenty of legit good-looking options for shoes that support and hug the foot and help relieve the pain of standing or walking, or from the injury to the underside of the foot known as plantar fasciitis. Täōs Advance gets great reviews for its supportive footbed and audacious look. The New Balance 990v4 Core and Propét Fin Oxford for men, and women’s shoes, including Täōs’s rainbow-hued Advance sneaker and Vionic’s Walk Max all get outstanding reviews for stability, comfort, protection and looks.
The Advance, pi.