ASICS are hands down the best. Surprised no one has mentioned them. Hoka is a close second.

This is the one of the most useful threads I have seen in ages on TOTV.

Lots of shoe brands I had never heard of, but now I know. All the comments are helpful too.

Thank you.

Boomer

I wearCole Haan and Aldo shoes and boots and Nike for gym , running and walking . I never wear flip flops or sandals because I never wear shorts except to exercise in ,I don’t even own a pair of of casual shorts ,when I’m out anywhere I wear jeans or slacks with shoes or boots only

Ecco/Brooks
 

Ecco for golf and for sandals. They’re awesome. Brooks Ghost for walking.

Shoes
 

Another vote for Sketchers slip ins. You don't have to bend down to put them on.

Try OoFOS. They have support, many style for daily wear.

So far, three posters have misspelled Skechers, by adding a "T" that is not in the name. Note that Skechers actually had a Super Bowl ad in 2024 about this common misspelling, featuring Mr. T.

Recently, I have bought used golf shoes with nubby soles at thrift stores for wearing outside when doing yard work. They are high quality shoes and are built fairly wide, which I like. Outside in the grass, they are perfect. Inside I wear socks and the kind of flip-flops that does NOT have a rubber post between toes. If I am working inside at a work bench, I will usually wear a wide tennis-type shoe and I tie the laces to the side of the shoe so that they can be slip-ons.

I like SAS shoes. I have 2 pairs. They are wide enough and are very comfortable.

Kizik Shoes
 

I like the Kizik shoes you can purchase on line. No need to tie or untie the shoe. Your feet just slip in and out with ease. I do take their inserts out, as I do with any brand of shoe I purchase, and put spenco inserts in to the shoe. If I don't I would have trouble with plantar fasciitis. Very comfortable shoe. You might find your New Balance shoe would work for you if you took their insert out and put a decent insert into the shoe. I like New Balance shoe as well. They were my go to shoe until I tried the Kizik shoes.

Some posters have recommended SAS shoes. I have been buying Rockport M7100 walking shoes for at least 30 years. I buy them from Amazon. I can buy 3 pairs of Rockport shoes for the cost of one pair of SAS shoes. They look the same online. I would really need a good reason to switch to SAS. What makes them worth 3 times as much as Rockport?

Skechers has really upped their game in recent years. I love the Slip-in and have several pair (in different styles/colors). I've not had a problem with them falling apart. Rotate your shoes and they will last MUCH longer.

I have their casual shoes, a couple pair of their golf shoes, and a pair of their Pickleball shoes.

For athletics (like long walks or going to the gym), I like the Brooks Adrenaline. A nice wide toe box and plenty of support. I wore them in the office daily for years. I've yet to try the Hokas, but from what I've seen when examining them in the stores, I've recommended them to my patients for years. They are quite popular with the nursing staff at all the hospitals I've visited.

AFA flip flops go, I have a pair of Olukai thong type sandals and a pair of Oofos recovery sandals. The Olukai are for the pool and if I just feel like wearing them and the Oofos are for around the house. I think the the Oofos would wear out quickly if you wear them on concrete/asphalt.

I cannot recommend the Oofos highly enough. They are fantastic! If you have LVP or ceramic tile flooring, they are a godsend!

Sorry for the long winded post, but this topic is right up my alley...

I LOVED my Abeos. I need a wide, non-pointy toe box and metatarsal support, because I have a neuroma. But getting "wide" width shoes wasn't a good option because my heel isn't wide. I'd just keep slipping out of them.

The inserts that the Walking Company sells are the best. They're inflexible arches with metatarsal pads and a nice well-cushioned heel cup. If you have dropped arches or pronated ankles, nothing's better in my opinion.

I've been wearing Merrell's hiking shoes (from Fleet Feet). Not happy with the style I picked this time around, the toe is too tapered and it's irritating my neuroma. But the last style I picked was amazing.

I also wear Birkenstocks. Another shoe I really miss is Earth Shoes, with the negative heel.

I have a pair of Skechers but I can barely wear them. Their insole is fixed and not removable, so you can't add orthotics without it raising your foot higher than it should be, and that causes irritation around the seams.

Just to clarify, Skechers used to make slip-ons only, but then began making slip-ins also. The difference is that the newer design slip-ins have a higher and stiffer heal that makes it easier to slip into the shoes completely hands free. I personally don’t like the slip-ins as I find the newer design to be much less comfortable. The slip-ons are a little harder to slip into and sometimes the heal folds down when attempting to slip into them, requiring bending over so you can slip a finger between the back of the shoe and your heal. For me, the added comfort of the slip-ons is well worth the slightly greater effort sometimes required to put on the shoe. I guess it’s a matter of personal opinion?

Go to Amazon and type in FitVille shoes. When they pop up click on anyone and then look for the Fir VIlle site and click on it and you will be directed to ALL of the FitVille shoes. Every size that they have, at least the ones that I checked out, have 4 sizes each, For Example: size 10, size10W, size10WW and size 10WWW. I now have 4 pairs and they all fit great. They also have wider box toes for people maybe with a bunyon toe.