Dr Scholls

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Whats the best one for hiking long walks I need comfort and want to minimize damage to legs. Also do they last how long. Too many to choose. Other good brands for less?
 
I just bought a New Balance minimus. Available for men too in different color. Mine has vibram sole (Feel like you bare naked)but very strong sole, excellent for hiking.. . Very light (130 gramm each) Not cheap but you know: The cheap is expensive always.

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Whats the best one for hiking long walks I need comfort and want to minimize damage to legs. Also do they last how long. Too many to choose. Other good brands for less?

You pay a bit of a premium for the name. When it comes to the drugstore generic brands you basically get what you pay for. I use the cheapish full sized foam inserts in shoes I don't walk far in (flat dress shoes with hard and thin soles), and the better and more expensive 3/4 length gel inserts in the shoes and boots I use to cover long distances. I'm lucky to get a year out of the foam ones (in shoes I don't go great distances in), but I'm on year 2 for the gel inserts on my walking shoes and boots.
 
I was told today that its not the insole cushion that matters its the arch. I was showed these birkenstock arch support insoles with little cushion that are supposed to distribute the weight/pressure across the feet making them better to alleviate discomfort from walking. is this true? its about the support not the cushion.

Is it possible to make dress shoes as comfortable as runners with the right insole?
 
I was told today that its not the insole cushion that matters its the arch. I was showed these birkenstock arch support insoles with little cushion that are supposed to distribute the weight/pressure across the feet making them better to alleviate discomfort from walking. is this true? its about the support not the cushion.

Is it possible to make dress shoes as comfortable as runners with the right insole?

Superfeet work like this and people love them.