Three years of PF and Soolemate is the most helpful thing I've tried

I've had plantar fasciitis going on 3 years. If you have it you know — that first step out of bed in the morning is just awful. I've done the stretching, the night splint, got a cortisone shot once which helped for maybe two months and then everything came back. Tried probably 5 or 6 different insoles at this point. Soolemate is the most helpful thing I've found, by a wide margin. The morning pain is genuinely so much better — like a fraction of what it was. I still stretch and wear proper shoes but these have made the biggest difference out of anything I've tried. If you're on the fence and you have PF, just get them. Wish I had before it got this bad.

My feet and ankles don’t run my day anymore

I sit at a desk all day and somehow ended up with plantar fasciitis. No idea how that even happens but here we are. The morning heel pain was bad enough that I’d dread getting out of bed. I got these after reading reviews from other desk workers and they’ve genuinely helped. My ankles still swell some by afternoon but the aching in my arches and heels is a lot better. I can walk to a meeting and not immediately want to sit back down. My feet used to be the first thing I thought about in the morning. They kind of just aren’t anymore.

Started wearing these for my feet, helped my hip pain more

Started wearing these for foot pain but what actually surprised me was that my hip pain got better too. I'd been dealing with it for a couple years and just assumed it was something I'd have to manage. My physio mentioned something about how your feet affect everything up through your body but I kind of tuned it out at the time. After a few weeks I noticed I wasn't shifting my weight around as much when I stood, and the hip thing was just quieter. I also started doing hot baths in the evening around the same time, so I can't pin it entirely on the insoles. But I hadn't changed anything else and the timing lines up. Wish I'd taken the foot stuff more seriously earlier instead of just living with the hip pain and assuming that was just life now.

Too early to say but hopeful

Only had these a week. The arch support feels noticeably real — you can feel it actually making contact with the arch, not just sitting under the shoe. Still getting some soreness in my heels by end of day but I’ve read that’s normal for the break-in period. Going to stick with it and see.

This is kind of embarrassing to write but I have to

This is kind of embarrassing to write but my feet used to smell really bad at the end of the day. Retail job, on my feet constantly — by the time I got home it was just bad. My husband noticed. I tried different socks, foot powder, nothing really solved it. SoleEveryday Recovery fixed it. My feet just don't get as hot and uncomfortable throughout the day. By end of shift they're not damp and gross the way they used to be. The smell thing has basically gone away. The support is also really good — way less soreness at the end of the day — but honestly I would have bought these just for the other thing alone. Didn't expect that to be what impressed me most. I also started pairing them with compression socks and that combo is just a lot. Wish I'd done it sooner.

Stopped blaming the shoes

My heels and arches would start complaining around lunchtime no matter what shoes I wore. I'd been blaming the shoes for years. Switched to Soolemate and the afternoon aching just stopped. I'm not thinking about my feet halfway through the day anymore — which honestly is the whole goal.

I was standing in the kitchen again and that’s when I knew

I teach primary school so I’m on my feet most of the day. My arches started hurting about a year in and it just got worse — by mid-afternoon they’d be swelling and by the time I got home I’d collapse on the couch. Not even eating dinner properly because standing in the kitchen felt like too much. A colleague mentioned these. The first couple of weeks I noticed my feet weren’t as sore by the time the last bell rang. Then I realized I was standing in the kitchen again. Small thing but it meant a lot — it meant I had something left at the end of the day. These are just part of my routine now.

I have a whole routine now and SoleEveryday Recovery is a big part of it

Okay so I have a whole routine now and these are a big part of it. Hot bath most evenings — just 15-20 minutes — and I started doing that around the same time I got SoleEveryday Recovery and some compression socks. I can't really separate which is doing what anymore and I don't care. My legs don't feel like they're full of cement by 6pm and that's all I wanted. I also used to get that sweaty, gross foot feeling by end of day that I just assumed was part of life if you're on your feet a lot. That's gone too. If you're going to get these, seriously consider the compression socks alongside them. I know it sounds like a lot but the combo is just on another level. Wish someone had told me to do both from the start instead of trying things one at a time for a year.

Hip pain for two years. that's the review.

Hip pain for two years. Physio, stretching, the whole thing. Someone at work mentioned these after I complained one too many times. My hip pain is about half of what it was. Hard floors all day and it just doesn't grind me down the same way anymore. That's the review.

I let it get worse for two years. don't do that.

I had some heel pain about two years ago that I kept ignoring. It wasn't that bad — you tell yourself it'll go away. It didn't. Turned into plantar fasciitis, then I started walking differently to compensate, and picked up knee pain on top of it. By the time I actually did something about it I was dealing with three problems instead of one. Been wearing Soolemate about two months now. The heel pain is significantly better — mornings are still a little rough but nothing like before. The knee issue has calmed down too, probably because I'm walking normally again. I don't write many reviews but I wanted to because I really wish I'd dealt with this sooner. If something's been bothering you for a while and you keep putting it off — just don't.

Concrete floors all day, lower back used to be my biggest problem

9-hour days on concrete. My lower back had been a problem for two years and my heel was taking the full hit every step. A coworker ordered these and kept talking about them, so I figured I’d try. About three days in I noticed I was standing differently — less leaning back, less shifting around. The pressure across my whole foot felt more spread out. Lower back got quieter after that. Week two I finished a full shift without the countdown-to-sitting feeling I’d gotten used to. Still showing up to the floor every day and genuinely didn’t think I’d get through it without more time off.

Love these, just heads up they’re slightly thicker than pharmacy ones

Best arch support I’ve tried — and I’ve tried three others from pharmacies. First few days felt very firm and I wasn’t sure — kept wearing them and around day six the aching in my arches dropped off and I haven’t thought about it since. Only thing I’d flag is that they’re a bit thicker than standard insoles — fine in most shoes but one of my narrower pairs is snug with them in. Minor thing given how much these have helped.

Really good, wish there was a slightly slimmer version

Does everything I was hoping — arch support is excellent, cushioning holds up through a full shift unlike the pharmacy ones that flatten by midday. Paired them with compression socks after reading reviews and that combination has been really good for the swelling. Holding back one star because they’re a touch thick for a couple of my shoes. Wouldn’t change anything else.

I've been doing 12-hour shifts for 11 years and nothing worked like this

I do 12-hour shifts and spend probably 10 of those 12 hours on a hospital floor. Been doing it for over a decade so I kind of just accepted that my feet were going to hurt — that was just the deal. Clogs, expensive sneakers, gel inserts from the drugstore. Nothing really fixed it. I honestly can't explain what's different about Soolemate. I just know that I used to sit down on my break and not want to stand back up, and now I do. My feet are still tired but it's just regular tired, not that deep aching thing where you dread the rest of the shift. The heel soreness I'd had on my right foot for months is mostly gone. I also don't get that gross sweaty feeling by end of shift, which sounds small but when you're working a long shift it really isn't. I've already shown these to two coworkers.

Delivery was rough — product looks fine

Took nine days to arrive and the box was pretty beat up. The insoles look intact but I haven’t properly tried them yet. Hoping the product makes up for the experience getting here.