What shoes do you wear What shoes do you wear - Page 2 - Talk of The Villages Florida

What shoes do you wear

Reply
Thread Tools
  #16  
Old 05-15-2025, 05:49 AM
USNA87 USNA87 is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2024
Location: New Orleans, but moving to TV in 2026.
Posts: 21
Thanks: 80
Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by mbene View Post
My go to has been New Balance for everyday but since retirement I've been in flip flops mostly. Now, as I'm "maturing", I'm looking for a shoe I can comfortably walk in.
The New Balance aren't doing it anymore and the flip flops just don't have the support plus I've tripped in them a few times and don't want to fall.
What's your go to for everyday wear?
I highly recommend Brooks athletic shoes for sports and walking. Very supportive. Orthofeet for more formal shoes; again, very supportive. I do love my Skechers, which are very comfortable. For pool time, I wear Dawgs, which are similar to Crocs.
  #17  
Old 05-15-2025, 05:51 AM
JoanH JoanH is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 1
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post
Default

Go to Fleet Feet and try on Hoka’s they are the most comfortable. Your feet, knees and hips will thank you!
  #18  
Old 05-15-2025, 05:55 AM
dsebesky dsebesky is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2025
Posts: 1
Thanks: 0
Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post
Default

Hoka for everything. Oofoos from the shower to my socks.
  #19  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:04 AM
dtennent dtennent is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 540
Thanks: 59
Thanked 535 Times in 243 Posts
Default

The slip-ins of Skechers is very convenient. Given the cost, I don’t expect them to last very long.
For durability, I go with SAS in Brownwood. More expensive but they are comfortable from day one and last a long time.
__________________
“There is no such thing as a normal period of history. Normality is a fiction of economic textbooks.”

— Joan Robinson, “Contributions to Modern Economics” (1978)
  #20  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:14 AM
retiredguy123 retiredguy123 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 17,598
Thanks: 3,085
Thanked 16,760 Times in 6,636 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by westernrider75 View Post
Personal I like Skechers. They are lightweight, which helps my knees, and come in wider widths which works for me. The won’t last forever but also are reasonably priced and almost always on sale at the Skechers store so I can have multiple pairs without breaking the bank.
Skechers may be good shoes, unless you wear a narrow width. Their website lists 830 styles of men's shoes, but only two of them have a narrow width. Both of these are slip-ins, which I do not like. That is why I wear Rockport walking shoes.
  #21  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:17 AM
bowlingal bowlingal is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 1,118
Thanks: 2
Thanked 923 Times in 500 Posts
Default

mbene...Sketchers has a great walking shoe. There is a store by Rolling Acres in a strip mall with Target. Get the " slip ons" , no tying of laces, or bending over. Or you can also order on-line
  #22  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:24 AM
Rodneysblue Rodneysblue is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Orange Blossom
Posts: 891
Thanks: 3,835
Thanked 328 Times in 210 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by mbene View Post
My go to has been New Balance for everyday but since retirement I've been in flip flops mostly. Now, as I'm "maturing", I'm looking for a shoe I can comfortably walk in.
The New Balance aren't doing it anymore and the flip flops just don't have the support plus I've tripped in them a few times and don't want to fall.
What's your go to for everyday wear?
Skechers Sliippns
  #23  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:27 AM
RoboVil RoboVil is offline
Member
Join Date: Apr 2024
Location: Village of Richmond
Posts: 97
Thanks: 127
Thanked 52 Times in 40 Posts
Default

Asics Running shoes, which are maximally padded (and I do not run). Their website is good about which shoes have the most padding.
  #24  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:32 AM
Rzepecki Rzepecki is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 493
Thanks: 8
Thanked 321 Times in 187 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by macawlaw View Post
I live in Birkenstocks. They range from their infamous sandals to tennis shoes and some dress shoes. Great arch support and my plantar fasciitis doesn’t act up.
Ditto!
  #25  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:33 AM
Ageiler Ageiler is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 12
Thanks: 22
Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts
Default Try brands called Bare Traps, or Bzees. Another brand more expensive is Vionic.

Quote:
Originally Posted by mbene View Post
My go to has been New Balance for everyday but since retirement I've been in flip flops mostly. Now, as I'm "maturing", I'm looking for a shoe I can comfortably walk in.
The New Balance aren't doing it anymore and the flip flops just don't have the support plus I've tripped in them a few times and don't want to fall.
What's your go to for everyday wear?
Try brands called Bzees or Bare Traps. Very stylish and comfortable for casual and nice. Extremely comfortable. Another brand good,
but more expensive is Vionic.
  #26  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:34 AM
Lisajean Lisajean is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 10
Thanks: 1
Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts
Default

Oofos are the best. Especially in the house on tile. Go to the sale section and order a pair. That’s what I did to make sure I liked them before spending $100. Now I have three pair and my husband has two.
  #27  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:38 AM
Miboater Miboater is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Village of Hawkins
Posts: 225
Thanks: 13
Thanked 133 Times in 86 Posts
Default

I like Hey Dudes for around the house and when I'm not walking very far. Skechers for walking and when I can usually get them for around $30 at Costco I don't mind that they only last about 6 months.

I also use Lock Laces on every athletic shoe I have from my Skechers to my golf shoes to my softball cleats. They make every shoe I have a pull-on and haven't tied laces in years.
  #28  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:53 AM
midiwiz midiwiz is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jun 2021
Posts: 783
Thanks: 18
Thanked 418 Times in 254 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by mbene View Post
My go to has been New Balance for everyday but since retirement I've been in flip flops mostly. Now, as I'm "maturing", I'm looking for a shoe I can comfortably walk in.
The New Balance aren't doing it anymore and the flip flops just don't have the support plus I've tripped in them a few times and don't want to fall.
What's your go to for everyday wear?
lots of different brands, you can actually continue in NB shoes if you like them the key to it is simple. in all my shoes, except the sketchers (which I'm phasing out due to lack of good support and inability to do this), you just buy inserts. We use Spenco, which are known for giving quality support to the nurses of the world. They have different models, we use the "total support" been using these for years, never a problem only felt better...even walking around all day
__________________
Never give up, Never surrender.... just take your prisoners with you
  #29  
Old 05-15-2025, 06:58 AM
srswans srswans is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2021
Posts: 198
Thanks: 1,912
Thanked 126 Times in 76 Posts
Default

Ecco - wide toe box and very durable
  #30  
Old 05-15-2025, 07:01 AM
Switter Switter is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2023
Posts: 264
Thanks: 27
Thanked 135 Times in 91 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by mbene View Post
My go to has been New Balance for everyday but since retirement I've been in flip flops mostly. Now, as I'm "maturing", I'm looking for a shoe I can comfortably walk in.
The New Balance aren't doing it anymore and the flip flops just don't have the support plus I've tripped in them a few times and don't want to fall.
What's your go to for everyday wear?
Birkenstock sandals are my everyday shoe. For walking, I wear Hoka's. I have a pair of oofoos recovery sandals and they're super nice but they tend to be sticky because of the closed cell foam. They sell them at the flip-flop shop in Spanish spring if you want to try them on.
Reply

Tags
flops, flip, everyday, balance, wear

Thread Tools

You are viewing a new design of the TOTV site. Click here to revert to the old version.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:53 AM.