Profoot_Inc Triad Orthotic Review

So here's what the promotional information that came in my +Influenster VoxBox with this ProFoot Triad Orthotic says:

This original, three zone everyday orthotic is clinically proven to relieve knee, leg, and back pain when worn in your favorite shoes. With Ultra-Fresh protection and 3/4 length, your feet will feel fresh, free, and experience a new level of comfort. Treat yourself by treating your feet.

I have a fairly bad attitude about products since I've found that very few products actually live up to the manufacturer's claims but I am impressed with these orthotics so far.

I've used orthotics in the past to support my very high arch- specifically the kind that had three different options for arch support. I chose the firmest option. Apparently, they don't even make these ones any more because I can't find them on the Dr. School's website.

Regardless, that was all before I had children. I started having kids at the ripe old age of 35 and they say that when you're pregnant, the ligaments in your feet stretch and you can gain up to a shoe size. Well, I didn't gain any length in my feet but I sure did gain pain. I have 3 kids now (the youngest born when I was still 39) and I had to go to the podiatrist about my feet. They gave me a pair of insoles which were valued at $30.

Now that pregnancy is no longer ravaging my pedis, my feet are much less needy and I've gotten out of the habit of wearing insoles. In fact, I'm not 100% sure in which pair of shoes my professional insoles reside.

I did not expect to notice much improvement from wearing these #goprofoot insoles but I was pleasantly surprised.

When I got them out of the packaging I figured it was a waste of time, I mean. just look at how thin these are!

To my surprise, I found out that they're very comfortable. There's a lot of cushioning packed into these flimsy-looking insoles.

I wore them for an afternoon in my slip on New Balance lounging sneaks:

Probably not the best shoes to try them out in. They're comfy but these shoes are pretty roomy. The originals I bought were too small so I had to go up a size (DSW.com didn't have half sizes available) so they're a little roomy. The insoles sort of worked their way forward and I had to move them back so the heel stayed where the heel should be. These insoles come with glue dots to hold them in place but that doesn't help you if you wear multiple shoes.

I wore them a couple days ago to go out for C25K (couch to 5k) week 4 day 2. For running, I don't wear my lounge shoes. I wear running shoes:

I love these shoes.

Anyway, they felt really good. I should probably be wearing insoles for my high arch anyway and these Profoot Triad Orthotics felt like just the right amount of support.

As an experiment (and also because it was 6 am and I forgot to even think about it), I didn't wear them when I went out today for C25K week 4 day 3 and I missed them. I may be placing that glue dot in my running shoes and leaving them there (they do seem to wiggle forward a little bit in my runners but not much).

Overall, I really like these insoles and I would recommend them to a friend.

Can't wait to try the ProFoot Pedi-Rock!

I received these products complimentary from #influenster for trial purposes.