I live in S FL and have all tile floors and walking barefoot (or in shoes with poor supoort) on such a hard surface is not good--I guess the years of doing it finally caught up with me. Found these shoes through a specialist and, simply stated: I will never be without a pair of these again. My heel spurs were no longer a problem within 24 hours of wearing them. They are a bit uncomfortable at first, but once your feet get used to them, they are amazing.