Pretty customizable
I never used insoles like these before, closest thing would be those gel ball of foot comfort pads or the heel liners from Dr Scholls over the counter. I am 31, athletic build with bad knee pain and so my physical therapist suggest insoles among many other treatments. I like that these have lines in the back side so you can use them as markings.<br /><br />They come with these semi- customizable arch pads with a sticky back to stick onto the back side of the insoles. You can choose small, medium, large and soft support or regular support (6 pairs total). Additionally, you can also choose where to put these arch pads on the insoles, that's where the lines come in handy. You can also cut these down to size to fit your shoes, and the lines help with that too.<br /><br />I can see how insoles would be a challenge for some shoes, I found the Ugg boots easiest to work with because they are so cushy with so much fur you can smush down. Sports shoes would be ok but you would have to remove the existing insoles.<br /><br />When you first wear these, it takes time getting used to. First time I wore these to walk my dogs, and I was already tired within 5 minutes. Probably want you want to do is slowly introduce it into your life and wear it for 30 mins a day, and gradually increase the time instead of what I did which was walk my dogs and then wore the same boots to work.<br /><br />Edit: 2/19/21<br />I have chronic knee pain and got this because the sports doctor and my physical therapist told me to get insoles. At first my feet got tired after only a few minutes. I have been wearing these daily for a while now, and 5 days a week I am taking at least 12,000 steps. I am wearing Uggs, because these are too thick for my sports shoes. I have felt some relief and improvements in my knees and no longer have tired feet now that I am used to these. I wish these are harder with less flex, but they are really good beginner insoles. I will soon be moving on from these to more intermediate, form fitted ones that are prescribed. I am very happy that I tried these, I never had insoles before.
Rating: 5 stars