"I purchased these shoes to ensure I kept my shoes on all day and didn't walk around barefoot on a hard tiled floor. I am a Body Wrap Tech and the job involves lots of squatting and bending so it was easy to kick off my shoes prior to wrapping someone however by the end of the day my back was killing me. Purchased these shoes, voila no more aching back and best of all they are super flexible and comfortable to wrap people in. Truly a great purchase."