Anyone else a custom orthotic wearer?? Shoes?

[skatch]

I have custom made orthotics for my flat feet and need a good cross training shoe for Cathe workouts. Just wondering what shoes you wear?

 

[Juice]

I just bought a pair of Asics Gel Intensity 2's after reading some of the recommendations on this site. My orthotics fit in the shoes just fine, but Asics run a bit wide in the toe box, per the running store experts and my own experience (my feet are on the narrow side). Pricey, if that is a concern. They are nice and cushy though, with good lateral support.

I have worn custom orthotics for years and found that all fitness shoes have accommodated them. You just have to size up a half or a whole size.

Good luck!

 

[exercise-lover]

AND remove the insole that comes with the shoe. I replace their insole with my custom ones. That works best for me.

 

[Viola1625]

I wear the mother-of-all orthotics! For sure go up in size and rip the insoles out. Because they are posted up high at both ends, I need to avoid asics shoes - they have a strap that jams my pinkey toe.

 

[deineira]

I wear custom orthotics (or I'm supposed to wear would be more accurate), and my podiatrists always recommend New Balance sneakers for workouts. I can't use my regular orthotics in those sneakers as it makes my feet numb when I try to bounce around, but maybe your orthotics are different and the impact is fine for them. Mine seem be for walking and their not cushiony at all.

Eva

 

[skatch]

Yeah, I always rip out the insole to put my orthotic in. New Balance makes a motion control and a stability cross trainer so I might try one of those. The Asics Intensity is kind of hard to find where I live, and almost impossible to order online in Canada! It seems easier to find running shoes but not cross trainers!!!!!

 

[lisa_la_machina]

I'm another believer in removing the shoe's insole before putting in your orthotic.

I use Rykas. I typically go with whatever Cathe is wearing in the latest video. I have narrow feet and high arches, but my toes are wide so I need lots of room in the toe box. Rykas have been a perfect fit for me.

 

[maddiesmum]

I have custom made orthotics, but they are partial, extending from under the heel to arch of the foot only, not under the ball of the foot. Hence, I do not take the liner of my athletic shoes out, I add my orthotic on top. This means, of course, that the shoe becomes narrower, smaller, shallower but so far I am making it work.

What I have found is that this technique works in my athletic shoes for running and Cathe workouts (I use my running shoes for all of these), but when I power walk, it makes the shoe too shallow and gives me terrible blisters on my right heel. For some reason, there is more heel-ball-toe rolling and movement when I walk than when I run.

So, whether or not you need to remove the normal shoe liner or not may depend more upon the activity you do and the fit of the shoe per activity rather than any other factor.

Also bear in mind if yo are a runner, adding a custom orthotic to a running shoe may change the type of running shoe you should then purchase. If you were already buying a stability or motion control shoe, you might find that adding the custom orthotic makes the shoe suddenly way too stiff, too much motion control. Nobody can run in shoes like cement blocks.

Clare

 

[skatch]

No, I still buy motion control running shoes and take the insole out and put my orthotic in. Shoes don't give enough support for very flat feet...that's the orthotics job.

 

[exercise-lover]

Also, the orthotis firm to give support. Lots of times I wish I could have cushy shoes, but the doctor says "no!" Oh well.

 

[maddiesmum]

Exactly. Each of us needs to experiment to find out what system (shoe + orthotic + liner/lee shoe?/more shoe?) works for her.

Clare