No two feet are exactly the same, so we made our footbeds heat moldable. When heated, SOLE Custom Footbeds mold to create a custom fit for your unique foot and footwear, without losing their supportive shape.

Take a closer look at the stock insoles found in your shoes. The insoles give the appearance of a supportive arch area, but when these insoles are taken out of the shoes, their elevated arch easily flattens under pressure, proving that it has no true support when in the shoe (Greenawalt, 2001). Shoe manufacturers ship their footwear with generic, unsupportive insoles because of the difficulty in developing an insole that will provide an individual fit to their customers. These generic insoles are made to accommodate as many different shapes of feet as possible within a given size, and therefore provide very little support or comfort (Wikipedia, 2006). The foot is a complex biomechanical machine that benefits greatly from having proper support, best provided by an insole that is custom fit to your unique foot.

Proper arch support stabilizes an overly flexible foot by controlling excess movements (Laughton, McClay, Davis, & Hamill, 2003; Mundermann, Stefanyshyn, & Nigg, 2001). Custom insoles ensure a proper fit for an individual's unique foot: from the forefoot, through the arch all the way to the heel. This support reduces the excessive foot movements that are a main cause of overuse injuries (Laughton, McClay, Davis, & Hamill, 2003). The stability provided by custom insoles is the best protection against overpronation-related injuries, including plantar fasciitis, and tendonitis. (Ibid).

SOLE understands that no two feet are alike. Generic insoles simply do not provide the custom fit and support that SOLE Custom Footbeds have been proven to provide. When heated, SOLE Custom Footbeds mold to fit every individual foot perfectly, without losing their supportive shape, providing comfort, support and stability unparalleled by generic insoles.