My PCP thinks I would be better off investing in some of these tennis shoes then the insoles. He thinks they are more for people who are on there feet working all day but that I need a good walking shoe.

I had never heard of them and when I tried to pull them up on the computer all I found was on line stores. I really don't want to buy any that way. I want to make sure they fit because I'm sure they are expensive.

Have any of you heard of them and if so might you know where I can buy some?

Thanks,
Ada

Hi dreambeliever128. I know of stores in Australia that sell New Balance shoes but I guess you're in USA. Trying any sports clothing/equipment kind of shop would be a good start. Jill

I've seen New Balance in Gi joes {now it's just Joes}
Famous Footwear


and here is a store locater for New Balance
http://www.newbalance.com/findastore/storefinder.php

Hi Ada,
I have New Balance and I purchased mine at JC Pennys they also sell them at Mervyns. They are very comfortable the tennis shoes run about $50.00 and up. I've had mine for a year now so you can probley tell that I don't put alot of mileage on them but I find that they are worth the money that I spent on them.
Dawn

you can find NB in sporting goods stores like dicks (don't know if they have them where you are). they range from 40's-50's to well over $100. but they are a good invesment. i would advise you go to a locally owned shoe store so they can actually fit you for a pair and maybe make other suggestions. there are lots of good shoes out there - birks, born, ecco. someone mentioned crocs (those are only like 30 bucks, but man do they feel good).

once you get a fit, if you don't like the price, try online at zappos.com.

ada...

i know you are looking for a regular store...but i have bought from this site many times. ( kids in sports....)

http://www.eastbay.com/

you can request a catalog. their clearence prices are awesome.

http://www.eastbay.com/catalog/advan...nce/cm--57831/

thank you sandel.

i wanted to ad......in 6 years, i have never had a problem. shipping has been great. products exceptional. these aren't rejects.

we own a gym. we got the link from a basketball coach. many of our members buy from eastbay.

I will most likely order on line. The nearest store to me is in Colorado Springs and I only go up that way when I see certain Drs.

I had never heard of these shoes before. They do sound like good ones.

I have a new pair of Nike's but they feel like the weigh a ton. If I wanted to wear weights I would put ankle weights on. LOL

My heels are so bad though. I have just quit walking at this point.

To me it seems like we get past one problem and then another one comes around.

I cannot figure though, I walked on black top for 8 years out at my old place, is it so different from concrete sidewalks?

Thanks again,
Ada

Ada,
LOLOL..looks like today is my day for posting to you, huh? Don't know if that is a good or bad thing from your point of view, since we all know that I am the worlds worst for writing books on here, no matter how much I try NOT too. I hope that it isn't too bad of a thing for you to get a bunch of posts from me though.....aggravating because they are long and I talk too much, but maybe not an entirely bad thing all together (I hope! LOL)

I have some New Balance shoes that my Doc told me to get long ago. They were pretty good...but unfortunately I couldn't wear them like they wanted me to, and now I can't wear them at all. I have that whole "Can't have my foot enclosed in anything" problem going on. I have, however, seen that New Balance now even has some sneakers that don't enclose the whole foot, and have been trying to find a store that has some in my size for me to try. I can't buy something like that over the Internet, because I have these HUGE, and Very FLAT, very WIDE feet that are VERY hard to size. In fact, lots of time I can't even wear the women's shoes, and have to go to Men's to find a size that will be able to fit my platypus feet. LOL.

ANYWAY (I was getting off topic there...LOL. Sorry), if you have a pair of Nike's, then you should be able to find the New Balance wherever you got those new shoes from. They are sold in the places that sell Nike, Addias, Rebok, and the like.

Here in our mall, I can find New Balance shoes for under $40. The thing about New Balances is that they are super supportive to feet, and then come in all kinds of different widths and sizes and such. And, not just the "regular" widths that folks first thing of, but also the heel widths too. That is part of my problem, because not only is my foot SUPER wide across my foot and ball of me feet (and the toes....yes..I have Troll Feet! ROFL. Complete with Monkey Toes), but I have a NARROW heel. In shoe lingo, that means that in the back of my foot, where your heel starts (not the flat "heel" part), just under the ankle where the back of a shoe goes, it is narrow. Weird, huh?

Also....there are all kinds of different New Balance shoes, for all kinds of different things. My doc told me to get Cross Trainers, because those have the best support in all kinds of ways.

Since my kids got big, and got more into the "I want the shoes that everyone ELSE is getting! The ‘In Style' ones!!!", I have learned that some of the New Balances are more "in current style" then others, and that the kids can tell you what NUMBER it is that is "in" right now. Number and color and what not. I personally don't care about all of that, and if I can get the shoe that does the same kind of job for a cheaper price just because it isn't a 702 or 736 (or whatever! LOL...you will see what I am talking about when you go looking for the things), and it isn't velour puke pink or something...then that is FINE with me! ROFL, I guess that is because I am all "Old" now and stuff. LOL, at least that is what my KIDS say, anyway!

The people in the store can help to size you. If you can go and get sized at a store, then you will know better how to order the shoes on line. So, if you can find a little sporting goods, or shoe store in your town that has New Balance shoes there.....maybe you can get them to help size you to help with the ordering. With New Balance, it is all about the fit. If they don't fit right, they won't help as much as they could. At least that is what my PT guys here told me after the doc told me to get myself a pair.

I hope that I haven't confused the issue more here. New Balances are GOOD shoes! VERY good, very comfy, very nice for the feet. I am still on the look out for a pair of the slip on kind that are big enough for my poor ugly and unladylike feet and if I find a pair, I will get them. In the mean time, I have decided that I LOVE Birkenstocks! I have a pair of the ...uh....clog looking kind (I don't think they are called "clogs"..but I can't remember what they ARE called right now! LOL) AND a pair of the sandals. My feet LOVE them, and that is REALLY saying something! LOL

Ok..shutting up now...

Love and
Jose