Comfortable Trainers

[Aquarius1234]

AIBU to never be able to find a pair of comfortable trainers.
We are talking walking about towns/ cities, generally weekend trainers/ days/ evenings etc.

I've tried many brands. Maybe I'm too old..

Have two pairs of Skechers Slip-ins and haven’t worn anything else for a year. I have the ones that look like traditional lace-ups, can’t remember the name. The best £100 I’ve ever spent! Can walk for miles, socks or no socks.

Also double skin socks - life changing.

Fitflops. Almost all my shoes are Fitflops now. Did 32,000 steps yesterday.

I like Skechers as they are very comfy. Plus can get 'girly' colours too as some brands have their 8s as Euro 41.5. I am more 42-42.5

A lot of trainers weigh a ton and can't be doing with heavy shoes now.

I have delicate feet that blister easily so have to be very careful with new trainers.

However, I can pop a new pair of Hokas out the box and walk for miles with no problem. They are fantastic!

I had surgery in 2024 and my physio recommended Hoka trainers as they have so much cushioning. Not particularly elegant and quite pricey, but it’s like walking on clouds !

Walsh are brilliant

Try FitFlop trainers - I have several pairs and they are comfy from day 1! :)

New Balance 327 - so comfortable

I have Vionics , did 20,000 steps a day around Amsterdam recently and they were really comfortable.

Brooks - or any other good road running trainers!
Go to a sports shop and get them fitted properly.

No to sketchers, they don't last. I have them for work, but I am on my 3rd pair while the brooks are still going strong!

100% this, I bought a pair of asics gel for a charity walk last year, absolutely the most comfortable trainers i have ever worn!

I've been on the hunt for new trainers recently and I tried on my DPs kayanos the other day. Too big obvs but my god they were comfortable. Just need to decide what colour to order now. I don't like the ones with massive white soles.

Asics Noosa are supposed to be really good as well but the colours are too whacky for me.

Everyone recommending hoka - do you find they fit wide feet? I have wide feet and tried a friend's pair on recently because I'd heard they were good but they felt too narrow at the toes. Not sure what model hers were - any recs for wide fitting hokas? TIA

OP should steer clear of fitflops if she has a high front toe. I do and they are ALL uncomfortable. I repeatedly try to buy them but every time the front of the shoe comes down at too much of an angle and presses on my front toe nail. If you go up a size they are an inch too long in the front. Just all wrong!

I’ve had Sorrel this year which have been great for walking, I live in the Yorkshire Dales and they’re may go to on a daily basis. We’ve just come back from 2 weeks in Japan and I alternated those with a pair of Saucony which were immense, really comfortable and bouncy!

I wear M&S own brand suede/fabric chunky trainers, I have a pair I bought last year for a city break, walked 50 miles in the heat over four days and my feet felt great. They're my every day go to still, and will buy again.
I was gifted a pair of Sketchers slip ins which are brilliant for the garden/quick dog walks but I'm not a fan of how they look. I'm not into brands particularly, but Skechers are definitely more substance over style.

I have NB trainers and I don't find them particularly comfortable, the backs really rub my heel.

I've never failed with Stan Smiths. They are so soft and foamy, and the backs are straight and pliable. Never had a bad pair, I've got 6 in different states of wear.

I have a long and high big toe, I am wide and bony front of foot and narrow at the heel. I am a nightmare to find trainers that fit and don't wear a hole in the front. Can't get on with Skechers. Agree with some PPs that the M&S runner style trainers have been excellent from day one. I have posted in another thread about the FatFace trainers. Absolutely, amazing comfort and relatively wider and higher toe box. I was so surprised how comfortable they are as I would never usually buy a flat trainer but I have done 15k+ steps a day in them on a citybreak no problem.

Had some flat suede ankle boots size 6.. Dune I think and they were too loose.
Slipping etc That's so uncomfortable could hardly walk.
So I'm deffo not more than 6 that's on the smaller size.
I'm a slightly slow walker so even worse with rubbish trainers / boots.

Sounds like you need to buy a bigger size as your big toes shouldn’t be rubbing at the front. Try a 6.5 half instead or even going up a full size to a 7.

For running it’s always advised to buy a half/full size bigger for exactly this reason i.e. to avoid your big toe coming into contact with the front of the trainer repeatedly.

I bought gaviota wide, and they were fine

And thanks to @pandora206 , I am now browsing the Asics website

Thank you for posting these @decemberdecember. Just ordered a pair. I like Hoka speedgoats for running, but don't love the look of them for just wearing around/general walking.

Okay but wouldn't that mean your ankles slip out the trainers when walking up and down.
As I say ankle boots are often too big in a 6 once I start walking.