White Nike sneakers.

Live Comfortably with Flat Feet

Flat feet typically happen when arches on the feet flatten. Although walking on flat feet is generally painless, after a few hours it can cause a disturbance to the forefoot. Living with flat feet can get irritating. It is often hard to wear things such as high heels, sneakers, flip flops, and boots. 

Keep reading to learn how to live comfortably with flat feet.

Shoe Insoles

Some shoes claim to provide extra comfort, often providing a plush lining inside the shoe. But, this means nothing to people with flat feet if it doesn’t solve one of their major problems: wide feet. Due to those same flattened arches, they cause both feet to spread out.

Buying a new pair of shoes every time a pair irritates one’s feet can get exhausting. Rather than doing that, buying insoles for closed toe shoes (like sneakers and boots) provide relief and support to feet that most shoes couldn’t. Insoles are ideal for winter and fall months. 

Neon green sneakers next to two pairs of insoles, presumably for a person with flat feet.

Shoes to Wear

But during summer and spring months, what kind of shoe is best to wear then? Wearing the typical sneaker might cause overheating, and it might be hard to put an insole into a pair of sandals or flip flops without garnering attention. 

Clarks, a brand that prides itself off of its dedication to supporting flat feet has all sorts of summer shoes. They help to provide arch support and bring attention to the other issue at hand, wide feet. With a collection of shoes for both types of feet, Clarks’ reputation for their comfortable shoes exceeds itself.

Gaining comfort in shoes does not have to be a hard task. Researching the right insoles or shoes geared toward someone could point them in the right direction for the future.

For more informative articles, visit the Magic Feet website.