Best Shoe Inserts for Heels & Flats

Ballet shoes must fit as perfectly as possible so that dancing in them will be comfortable. A ballet dancers' foot is under a lot of pressure downwards and the toes get most of the stress while dancing therefore it is crucial to get the right fit in the shoe.   Ballet dancers use a chart of foot types (see chart) to compare their own particular foot to various foot shapes and use this information to ensure that they buy ballet shoes that are optimally matched to their foot type for the best fitting ballet shoes. The chart shows five distinct...

Like a lot of women who love to wear heels I tried everything being marketed promising high heel comfort. Unhappy with what I found - and tiring of the hype and false hope about what was being offered -  I invented (and patented) my own high heel inserts. I put them into every pair of high heel shoes I own. My feet no longer hurt EVER and I want the same freedom from high heel pain  for every woman who has ever suffered for fashion in high heels!   According to research high heels will start to hurt on average after...

One very important measurement that determines whether a pair of heels will be comfortable or not is the pitch of the insole, or the steepness of the ramp inside the high heel shoes.  The steepness of the ramp varies with shoe size, even if the height of the heel is held constant and the style of the shoe is exaclty the same. If your model friend has size ten feet and you have size seven feet and you both want to wear the same style and heel height shoe (and both of you have normal feet) you will for sure suffer...

It IS possible to have holiday heels that are comfortable for all night of socializing and dancing.  Plan ahead for the heels that you will wear.  If you have shoes already make sure they still fit, as feet get larger over the years.  If your shoes are too tight get rid of them, it is nearly impossible to stretch shoes to fit that are not natural leather because even if you succeed in stretching them out they will spring back into their original size and you will end up with very painful feet. If your old shoes are slightly too...