Anyone have flat feet?

My feet are practically pancakes. Brooks Trance (running shoe) helped make my C25K training bearable and are the most comfortable sneakers I've ever worn, besides. There are also foot/leg exercises that may improve your situation, and I strongly recommend giving them a solid attempt. A quick google will bring them up for you. Otherwise, I've typically worn whatever cross trainer was affordable for daily wear as I don't experience significant problems unless I'm doing serious cardio leg work or something that requires a lot of foot finesse. The thing about your shoes working temporarily, unless you mean you only feel fine for a couple of weeks, is this - all shoes wear down. You'll inevitably have to replace them after a certain amount of time. Sadly, if your arches are very poor and/or you are very active, you'll have to replace them sooner rather than later.

I wear New Balance and get wide. And yes running shoes they have more support.

I swear I hate my feet they make my workouts tougher... I've been to a doc and got custom
Insoles but he said it would take time because my feet are so flat. For those with flat feet what shoes do you wear? Do you have cross trainers and running shoes? I've tried about 50 pairs of shoes thus far and some work
Temporarily and then I get the knee and shin pain.

I have flat feet but love my Nike Air Max shoes. They may be kind of expensive but totally worth every penny!

I agree, Nike Air max have been a favorite of mine for years :happy:

****raises hand

Extreme flat feet with a very tiny percentage of an arch - Im almost completely flat to the floor.

I have insertional achilles tendonitis

I have small broken bone fragments in both heels

Major calcaneal spurs

Calcification of the right heel...

YUP - Im a hurtin' puppy!

Between my Podiatrist and my Physical Therapist who have been AWESOME in helping me to deal with the pain with appropriate exercise tips, I am about to go pick up some specialty inserts for my sneakers first.... then, my next paycheck, I plan on investing in some reasonable sneakers for my workouts... the hard part for me is that I wear size 12WW in womens... Ive got some pretty hard foot-measurements to fit in a shoe...

Thankfully where I work we get a discount at a few specialty shoe/sneaker stores... so I plan on taking advantage of the discount

I buy extra wide shoes that have high arch supports..

Also on the barefoot wagon... I switched to Vibrams for running, and it's helped me. However, they are not for people who are currently experiencing plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendon problems. I wear my Vibrams everywhere except church, but in the summer, I have a nice pair of tevas

Nike Air Max are cute but don't work for me- after about 10 minutes the pain starts. After researching I tried Nike Lunarglide 3 and loved them so much I bought another pair. No pain at all now.

I have flat feet and got shin splints when I started running. I Googled best running shoes for flat feet and got several websites with suggestions. I ended up getting Asics Gel running shoes. That was a couple years ago and I haven't been bothered by shin splints. Now that could be a combination of the shoes and getting adjusted to running. So, the shoes may not have been the only difference, but they did help in the beginning.

My feet might as well be flat- very very low arch.

Asics are good and not too much money, but I LOVE my Mizunos Wave Rider 8s. Best shoes I have ever bought. go to their website, http://www.mizuno.com. They have a really great self-test to determine what kind of shoe you need in general, and of course they match you up with their line as well.

I gave up on running years ago. Ironically, most tennis shoes give me pain so I wear hiking shoes (not the boots - lower level walking hiking shoes). They use Vibram insoles and are by Merrill. The insoles that are built into most shoes are horrible. They are about the cheapest thing ever so I usually replace them with high end insoles. Trust me, if you remove the insole - look at it. It's basically just a flat piece of junk generally. That's where they go cheap in all shoes.

I go to a store called The Walking Company which has one of those machines which you stand on and it tells you the type of insole which will work with your feet. I am partial to them because their insoles are really, really cushioned which helps with my heel pain. The key part is once you buy them you need to get shoes that will work with them (not too narrow - if the insole is moving around it's not doing it's job. My mom whose in her 70's uses their insoles in her golf shoes and her other shoes as well. Let's just say there was a point where I couldn't walk on my feet without shooting pains and the insoles made a huge difference for me.

I've heard of the jogging barefoot and also with those specialty shoes. So far, everything I've heard has been pretty positive and they are saying it does make a big difference for running BUT you do need insoles for everyday living.

By the way, in most places there are stores that cater to people looking for insoles that are higher end. We see some down here in Florida like Happy Feet and such. If you can't find those, just look up shoe shops and call around and ask if they have the machine that checks to see what insoles you need. I think there are only a few that make the specialty insoles so once you find the shop you can go in and stand on the plate to get checked. Don't be surprised if your insole easily costs 60 to 100 dollars for a pair. Mine are about half the cost of my hiking shoes and I replace them once I see they are falling apart and breaking down.