Feet

Foot Support for Long Shifts and Hard Landings

Your feet hit the ground first: every step on a concrete floor, every landing off a set of stairs, every hour behind a counter or a bar. When they hurt, it's usually the heel and arch after long hours on hard floors, the ball of the foot from repeated impact, or feet and ankles that feel heavy and puffy by the end of the day. We make two kinds of foot support for that: insoles that go inside your shoes, and socks that go over your feet.

Insoles

Both of our insoles replace the factory insole in your shoe, and both have a molded arch. The difference is what they're built around.

For impact, the Shock Absorbing Foot Insoles. Our shock absorbing insoles put a cushioned PU memory foam footbed over a molded TPU arch and heel cup. They're about 6mm thick at the heel and 4mm at the forefoot, so they fit skate shoes and work boots without sizing up. Skateboarders designed and tested them for stair sets and flat-ground landings.

For standing and walking, the All Day Foot Insoles. The All Day Foot Insoles pair a contoured orthotic arch with EVA foam cushioning on a PU base, for long shifts on your feet: nurses, warehouse crews, servers and builders.

Can't decide? The insole 2-Pack gets you one of each: Shock Absorbing for your skate shoes or boots, All Day for your everyday pair. Compare all three on our orthotic insoles page.

Shopping for a specific problem? For heel pain, start with plantar fasciitis insoles. On concrete all shift? See insoles for standing all day. For soreness under the forefoot, see insoles for ball of foot pain. To match your arch, see arch support insoles, and for a softer feel, memory foam insoles. Skaters, see our skate insoles for Vans and other flat-sole shoes.

Compression Socks

Our compression socks are 15-20 mmHg graduated compression: snuggest at the ankle and easing off toward the knee. That's the range people reach for on long shifts, flights and drives, and on days when their feet and ankles feel heavy by evening. They come in more than a dozen designs and packs, from stripes and skulls to plain solids, and three are made in the USA.

Shopping for a reason? See compression socks for standing all day, compression socks for flying, compression socks for swollen feet and compression socks for restless legs. Want a regular sock? The Red Stripes Crew Socks are a cotton blend with no compression; see all our socks.

How to Measure for Compression Socks

Most designs go by shoe size. Each one has its own size chart on its product page, and the ranges differ a little between designs, so check the chart for the pair you're buying. Most come in S to XL or XXL, and a few come in S/M, L/XL and 2XL. The three made-in-the-USA styles are the exception: size those by your ankle and calf. For any design, if you're between sizes or your calves are bigger or smaller than your shoe size suggests, use the ankle and calf measurements on the chart: wrap a soft tape around your ankle and around the widest part of your calf. Still between sizes? Size up for comfort, or down for firmer compression. The crew socks go by shoe size too.

Insole Sizing

Order insoles by shoe size. The chart on each product page lists US men's, US women's and EU sizes. If you're between sizes, order the larger pair and trim along the guide lines on the bottom. Take the factory insole out first: ours replace it rather than sitting on top.

When to See a Provider

See a provider if heel or arch pain lasts more than a few weeks or changes the way you walk, or if a foot is numb, tingling, or slow to heal from cuts and blisters. If one leg suddenly swells, turns red or warm, or hurts in the calf, get it checked right away. And if you have diabetes or circulation problems, ask your provider before wearing compression socks.

Working up the leg? See our ankle sleeves and ice or our shin sleeves and calf support, or start at shop by body part.