Review on Trail Glove Sneaker Beluga by Merrell: Your Ultimate Outdoor Adventure Companion by Shane Jess

Three months of use - twice a week for aerobics and the protection is already peeling off. You have to deduct 1 star from them. ---- They have arch support but they don't raise my heel. At first they were a bit tight and digging into my leg near the pinky toe, but they loosened up. high. They're pretty tight around the ankle (to keep rocks out I guess) so just be aware that you have to unlace them a lot more than regular sneakers to put them on.