You are more prone to supinate or underpronate if you have high arches. As a supinator, your arches do not absorb the impact of walking or running adequately, and your foot does not roll inward sufficiently when landing. This can lead to pain in the legs, hips, back, and neck. As a pronater, your arches do absorb the impact of walking or running, and your foot rolls inward sufficiently when landing. The best way to avoid developing high arches is by choosing proper-fitting shoes. If you have existing high arches, be sure to wear properly fitted shoes to prevent them from getting worse. After reviewing your shoe size with you, our staff members will help you find a pair of shoes that will provide you with good support and fit properly. If you supinate rather than pronate, this means that your feet roll outward instead of inward when standing. You will need shoes that provide better support for the outboard foot (the one without the high arch). Because the outside edge of your foot moves away from your body when standing, you will need shoes with enough space between the toe box and the end of the shoe to allow your toes to spread out. Otherwise, they will feel tight against your leg when standing.