Okay, so when I was in high school and university I used to work in a shoe store in the mall in the evenings, summer and winter holidays, so I have some experience with all kinds of shoes. These shoes are advertised as being lightweight for diabetics and presumably for people with plantar fasciitis (PF) - so I'm both diabetic and suffer from PF so I bought these shoes expecting a good orthopedic shoe with great support, I mean them were $59 so they were a must have. The bottom line is these are