These shoes are extremely comfortable and hug my feet like a dream while I'm walking. It literally is like walking on a cloud. I took these babies out for a 4 hour hike through very rocky and root filled terrain and my feet felt fine and no toe was stubbed. I will say that even though it's not the coolest look, you should wear wool socks underneath at first to stretch them out especially if you're walking more than a mile...your feet will thank you. My feet are now used to all the new pressure points and have calloused over and I'm good to go! Teva's tend to run big so I would get a half size to a size smaller. I usually wear an 8.5 and I got the 8 and they fit me really well.