Thank goodness, I don't need surgery on my feet anymore,my doctor gave me cortizone shots,and therpy and that didn't help. I have heel spurs plantars fasieitis flat feet,and mortens nerroma. So very bad feet!!I can't stand to long in one place,but with these shape ups I can stand longer while making cookies or ironing or what ever. This is my 4th pair ,I have one white clog that I ware around the house like a slipper .I can never go barefoot. Then I have a white leather sneakers and a brown suede. I am buying these to work out in the yard with but I hate to get them dirty but like I said ,I won't ware anything else but shape ups. I wish they could make one like a muck boot,so if you get them muddy you could hose them off I have a big garden. I also got the winter snowboot shape ups. So that is why I will give the shape ups a 5star. My dog is happy too! We can take are walks agan .