They don't give good arch support for extreme pronators such as myself, but they are not flimsy. I'll probably wear them also for evening reading and tv watching as they do keep feet warm (when not fresh out of a pool.) I think they'd be good for light exercise too. was happily suppressed that they enclose the foot so snugly , being 'only' fabric.They've been quite nice and protective, keeping me from the scrapes from stumbles on concrete, I'm liking them more  and more as I write.