What are arch supports? It's as simple as understanding biomechanics 101. With each step you take, 1 to 5 times your body weight goes straight down to your feet, ankles, knees, joints and back. If you are walking on cement, with shoes that don't provide proper arch support and 3 times your body weight is stepping down on your feet at each step, well, do the math. If you weigh 150 lbs., then that would mean that 450 lbs. of pressure is on your feet at each step. After walking a few blocks, it's no doubt your feet hurt.
Arch support retail stores across the country are selling products ranging from $79.99 to $279.99. And they can do it because people will pay to get rid of pain. Commissioned salespeople will convince you that you need a package of arch supports for all of the shoes in your closet and tell you that you 'have' to be custom fit. Well, first of all, prefabricated arch supports are not a 'custom orthotic'. Check with your doctor before you fall into the sales trap. A custom orthotic is very different than an over the counter arch support. There is nothing 'custom' about the products you just bought, only the price tag.
Over the counter arch supports (any brand) do help 85% of people with lower extremity foot, ankle, knee, joint and back pain by realigning their skeletal system and placing the foot (the foundation of your body) into a 'correct' position. If you are overweight (1 out of 3 people are) you most likely have been suffering due to the extra weight bearing pressure. Arch supports can redistribute your body weight and relieve the pressure from the areas that compensate that have been causing you pain. Don't confuse shoe INSOLES with arch supports. Insoles are found in markets in the foot care area - like Dr. Scholls. These are more like cushions or a short term solution to pain -- like an aspirin. Insoles must be purchased every few weeks since they go 'flat' in a very short time. Once they go flat, the cushiony feeling is worn down and you have to buy more. Sort of like, replacing a bandaid. Arch supports actually correct the problem the first time around and you can move them from shoe to shoe.
Walk2bfit.Com partnered with the manufacturer of Hants White arch supports (same type as the Alzzner). Hants White has been distributing arch supports to doctors and sports trainers around the country for over fifty years. The research team at Hants White spent considerable time developing a formula of sizing so you can get a guaranteed 'fit' online with a lifetime warranty. The good news is, you don't have to pay the overhead of a brick and mortar store to get rid of pain anymore.
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