Flat feet can be helped in two ways, getting stronger toe flexor muscles, ones that help
curl your toes and getting proper arch support for your fallen arches on your flat feet. Working on
getting stronger muscles to support your arch takes time, or getting the proper arch support
for your flat feet is a much quicker thing to do and can give you some pretty fast results.
In this video, I'll be giving you my honest physical therapist opinion about olukai shoes,
ones I always wear, I'm going to tell you about the company in this particular shoe that they
make. And then in the later part of this video, I'll explain how they can help with flat feet. I
suffer from flat feet myself, and I've been using these shoes for years. And if you've watched any
of the videos here on our channel, and I've ever noticed my shoes, I actually get questions in the
comments all the time about what shoes I use, and where I got them. One of my patients told me about
these shoes they had them on. And when I got some myself, I said wow, I really love these shoes are
so comfortable. I'll tell you all about all the details. But I want to let you know that olukai
The very nice people over at olukai sent me of my brand new pair of very much needed pair of shoes,
I'll show you my old ones how worn down they are. And these are brand new, I just tried them on I
hadn't walked around them at all. So I'm going to do that for the first time on this video.
And I'm going to tell you about olukai. They are a Hawaiian themed company. They were so nice. Every
time I talked to them, they replied with aloha, they would start their messages like that. And so
I thought that was really cool. They kept it even in the communication. And here's the shoes they
sent me their logo looks like a fish hook. See if I can find it for you. Oh, it's on the front.
Their logo looks like a fish hook that one right there. And they make men's and women's shoes.
Obviously I buy men's shoes only from them. And I've really only bought this style of shoe this
particular model of shoe it's called the Nokia moku. Just looking off their website and what
they offer an Amazon is that's where I get them from Amazon. They have a variety of different
kinds of shoes, ranging from sandals to casual wear to some athletic shoes, but they don't seem
to focus on athletic shoes as much, as well as some boots. And they're very stylish. As you can
see the very well made shoes, they've lasted me a long time longer than other athletic shoes that
I've used. And so I really liked the company's result of that. Now, the Nokia moku shoes,
which I've linked in the description below, you can find them on Amazon, there's a link to get to
their Amazon store down in the description. This particular models is called the no Hiya, moku.
I think I'm pronouncing it correctly. And I have three pairs of these is my fourth pair. I haven't
been all different colors that come in at least four colors. I have all the four colors. I've
seen others on their website and on Amazon. But sometimes they don't have them, I'm sure you know
just depends on what they're what they're making at the time. Some other features of this are, the
laces are not real laces, they're elastic bungee cords. So you never have to tie your shoe lace,
you just open up the shoe and get your foot in there. The materials itself is a very comfortable,
breathable mesh. It's it's super smooth, and it breathes very well. And it's designed to be worn
with or without socks. These are actually marketed on the olukai site as boat shoes. So they have
pictures of people out on boats on sailboats. And they're wearing these shoes and they can get wet
and even have little vents or ports right there so that you can drain water in case it gets in
your shoes. And many of these shoes come with this design feature where you can pop the back
part of the heel down. And it's like a slipper at that point. And honestly I use this all the
time. If I'm doing computer work at my desk, I might slip off my shoes, sometimes I'm doing like
foot exercises into the desk. And if I have to get my shoes on really quick to run to the bathroom,
I'll just put them on with the heel down like this and go to the bathroom and come back and then kick
my shoot my shoes off again. And if you need to just pull it open and get your foot in, it's super
easy to get in and never have to worry about tying my shoelaces. My kids, by the way, don't like me
right now because they're learning how to tie their shoes, a couple of them and I don't have
shoelaces on my shoes. So they're asking me how come I have to learn how to tie my shoes if you
don't have any shoe laces on your shoes. But we talked about it's an important life skill to be
able to tie your shoes, the soles of the shoes made out of rubber and it's got this nice grip
and I can't say that I've stepped in a lot of wet surfaces with my shoes. I live in El Paso, Texas,
which is the desert so it doesn't get wet here very often there's not a whole lot of rain, but
just looking through some of the reviews on Amazon and on the old chi website. There are people that
use these the way they're intended as both shoes and they all report that the grip on these shoes
is fantastic even on wet surfaces. Another feature is the insole and I'll talk more about this in
later parts of the video but the removable insole is substantial This is the best insole I've ever
seen on any shoe. And that's one of the reasons why I wear these shoes all the time. The shoe
comes with a one year warranty. I think all of their shoes come with a one year warranty so
that way you have comfort in purchasing these. If something's wrong with them if the seams
are messed up or there's some issue that with a design with their you know when you get them you
can always call them up and they'll probably send you a brand new pair out just let them know what's
going on. Let me tell you the pros of these shoes now of course this is very biased but I think
they're very stylish for just casual wear you I wear these to work every day. I treat patients in
these amount my feet so they're pretty durable. The ones that I have on right now are at least
three years old. And you can tell by the insole I'll show you is all worn down. There's toe marks
and foot marks and this edge that's why I said these are much needed new shoes that I got but the
outside looks fantastic. And besides some scuff marks around the trim of the shoe there isn't
really anything else going on. And you know I was concerned about the mesh tearing and being kind of
delicate but it's lasted me years and I have two other pairs at home that didn't bring with me
today that are the same. One of them has a little tiny fraying on the mesh but it's very minimal
and the shoes years old so I'm not expecting much out of it. They're super comfortable. I
absolutely love wearing them every day I don't want to purchase any other shoes one of my fears
is that they're going to stop making the new Nokia mocha that's why I bought three pairs a
while back because whenever I find a comfortable shoe I like to buy two three or more pairs of it
just in case they discontinued that model because it's happened to me before and then I'm hunting
for a comfortable shoe again. So I might need to get some more of these. Of course the laces
are not real laces they're these elastic bungee cord laces. So I like that about them and you
know I thought they would they would get a little loose on one of my pairs they got slightly loose,
it doesn't look bad. But this this pair that I have my old shoes right now they they're pretty,
pretty good. They they're not loose. So I like that about the elastic bungee cords. These
are also great for wide feet. So my patient that recommended these to me he has a pretty
significant bunion on his foot. And he finds these to be very comfortable for him. And so the bunion
makes his foot wide at the mid part of his foot right here and he's fine in these shoes. Since
the mesh is very flexible, it's comfortable. It's not like the leather covered shoes,
those don't have as much give as the mesh. So he likes it for that reason. And I have a wife foot
too. So this is comfortable for me. But absolutely my favorite pro about this is the insole. Here's
my old insole. Here's the new insole from the new shoes that they sent me. And it's these are the
shoes they sent me I got them maybe a couple of weeks ago, and these are got a year ago,
I'm sorry, a few years ago, like three years ago, and it's the same insole. And it's a
good insult. I really liked this. I mean, this is something that you would probably pay at least 30,
if not 50 or more dollars, brand new. And it just comes with the shoe. So I like that it's built
into the shoe that's definitely a big pro. And if I feel the cushiony, the amount of cushioning it,
this is still holding up it is definitely a little bit softer than the brand new one. But it's
significant. But it's held its cushion very, very well. I feel like I can still wear this for longer
and still get my use out of it. Of course, it's going to feel more comfortable and better support
because it's brand new, but years worth of shoes, when I should have changed my shoes probably
two and a half years ago, he's posting about every six months or so. Now, let me tell you the cons of
this shoe. I don't really have any. And you know, I thought long and hard about this. And I really,
if anything, I could see some people saying that they don't like the style the shoe they
wish it looked different or more variety of colors. They already come in at least four I
saw one site had up to seven colors. So it really just depends on your personal preference when it
comes to the style of the shoe and how you like to dress and I promise you I'm not just saying
that because olukai was so nice to send me a free pair of shoes. If you see my other review videos,
I'll tell you what I think is not good about that. That product or whatever we're reviewing
and I really couldn't think of anything. I mean the grip is really good. I can see some cracks
developing in this but it still looks pretty sturdy. These have lasted me three years. So
I'm excited to get another three years you said of these brand new ones he sent me.
I don't really have any complaints about this as far as cons my honest physical therapist opinion.
Besides the style of course, they're fantastic for support Getting a flat arch like myself,
let me show you what that looks like. So here's my arch right there, you can see that it, it
falls down, when I stand on it, I'm standing on my right leg right now. And when I pick up my foot,
I have a little bit of an arch, that's what's called a functional flat arch. That means that
I have the ability to create an arch if I curl my toes. So if I'm standing on it, let me stand up,
then I can use my foot muscles to create an arch. So getting stronger is going to help me out for
sure. And that's what I focus on. But getting shoes like these, I'm going to get the new ones
out. So you have to look at my dirty, worn out. insole. Here's a brand new insole. When I step on
that insole, that arch is now supporting me, you can see how my foot kind of wants to spill over
the arch on the inside right here. But it's it's offering me some support. So in addition to me,
using my foot muscles, now I'm getting a little bit of a boost from that art support. So that's
why I like these olukai brands shoes, and they're built around using the insole because the not all
shoes have a removable insole like this. And and you have to really, you have to really fidget with
the shoe sometimes in order to get the right answer like if you go purchase an insole from
the store that's similar to this one, it may or may not work with your shoes. That's one of the
difficulties that I ran into all the time. And so I love that these shoes are already built with the
insole in mind. So I don't have to worry about thinking about that. And they work for me. So
that's one of the tricks with this is you have to find out what works for you because these shoes,
you know, I love them, they work great for my foot. But it may not work for your foot, you have
to go through the trial and error of figuring out which brand is shoes which stylish shoes work for
you which combination of shoes and orthotics might work for you. And then get plenty of those shoes
so that they last you a long time. So if you want to get your own pair of Nokia moku olukai brands
shoes, there's a link in the description below to get to them from Amazon, they have a whole store
on Amazon, you can go to their website as well and see their other options in case you're interested
in different styles. And I have not tried any of their other styles. I've only tried this specific
one so I can only speak to this one. But as I've looked at their other shoes, they seem to have
very good souls in the bottom that have good arch support. So you might give them a try and
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