Last month I told you about my Vionic Zen Walkers and how much they helped me get through the Run or Dye race I did. Today I have the privilege of telling you about a pair of pretty Vionic sandals that arrived just in time for summer. I have wide width feet so finding sandals, especially wedges can be difficult.

About the Maggie by Vionic

Maggie brings a little bling to a wardrobe with patent uppers and geometric metal and perforated detailing.

• Manmade uppers with microfiber-covered footbed.
• Lightweight, flexible EVA midsole absorbs shock, reducing stress on feet, ankles, and knees.
• Faux wood grain wedge with rubber inserts on the outsole for improved traction.
• Our innovative podiatrist-designed Orthaheel Technology provides superior orthotic support, relief and stability which helps realign the feet back to their natural position.
• Research supports Orthaheel Technology’s success in reducing over-pronation, which can help relieve associated common aches and pains, such as heel pain (plantar fasciitis), knee pain and lower back pain.
• The Vionic wedge collection includes an enhanced forefoot contour in each footbed for greater comfort and hours of wearability.
• Recommended by Dr. Andrew Weil.

Mom Maven’s Thoughts

As soon as the shoes arrived I tore open the box and tried them on. I was ecstatic to find out that they actually fit! I have had a lot of trouble ordering shoes online for my wide feet. I love that the sandals have hook and loop closures, this makes them adjustable to my exact needs. I wore them around the house a bit to see how they felt, and I was impressed that my feet didn’t hurt.

I love these shoes so much, I was excited to wear them to church. I sing on the worship team so that meant I was standing for a total of about 2+ hours of the 4 hours I was at church. My little toes felt a bit pinched by the end of second service but my knees, hips and lower back were not in pain like on a typical Sunday morning. Not only are these sandals comfortable, they are adorable too!

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Walkabout 2014 Recap

Back in February I introduced you to the Walkabout campaign. I know some of you were signing up because you left comments here on the blog or around social media. How did you do? I didn’t do nearly as well as I had hoped. When I signed up, I didn’t know I would be working six 13 hour days in the middle of the month in a call center! Those days I woke up at 5am worked 6am-7pm came home ate dinner, took a shower and went to bed. No exercise or housework got done at all. I did get in 19 days of walking for at least 30 minutes and 4 of those days I walked over 6 miles each day! Overall I did what I could and that is all I can ask of myself. How did you do? Leave me a comment and let me know.

Vionic Zen Walker Review

I didn’t receive my Vionic Zen Walker shoes until near the end of the Walkabout Challenge. Unfortunately, the first pair they sent weren’t wide width so I couldn’t squeeze my feet into them. When the second pair arrived, the were wide width, but still a bit tight so I went to Pinterest because I knew I had seen a chart on different ways to lace your shoes for different foot issues. I re-laced my Zen Walkers with the wide foot lacing and the fit very well.

These shoes are very comfortable and do a great job keeping my knee and hip pain away, even while walking a 5k and 7 miles a day on a 3-day trip to Walt Disney World! The comfort is due to the Orthaheel technology that is built into every Vionic shoe, even sandals! If you suffer from chronic knee, hip or foot pain like I do, I recommend you checking out the Vionic shoes. I’ve added a pair of the Maggie Adjustable Wedges in black to my shoe wishlist!

Disclosure: I received a pair of shoes for the purpose of this review. All opinions are 100% mine.

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