FitVille Wide Fit Trainers for Men Arch Support Road Running

I saw laces and assumed that these were lace-up shoes. I have another pair of Fitville that are lace-up and I love them. These are fine and once I have them on I am happy. But slip-ons are not my thing. If they are your thing then go for it.

Only worn a couple of times, but reasonably comfortable. With congenital deformities in both feet, 2 replacement hips and spinal surery recently, I struggle a bit to walk and can’t bend to do up laces, or put on shoes. However, these slip on and, after replacing the traditional laces with elastic ones, I can just about get them on by myself without help from my wife. They do look to be well made and are supportive.
The sizing is “generous”, probably more like US sizes than UK. My feet are about half a size different, the larger is a 9 1/2, so if I can get this size – its what I do, but usually have to get a size 10. I could probably have managed equally well with a size 9 for these, so that might be a helpful guide on sizing for you.
The next couple of weeks on holiday will be a good test for comfort and durability. Will revise this review if they don’t meet expectations…

I bought these after discovering Asics Gel Venture running shoes in a 4E width and that experience means only 4E will do now – solved so many foot pain issues. I run and walk a lot so those Asics are superb. Price wise these are, at full price, similar to the Asics but would say the Fitvilles don’t quite live up the same quality and functional design detailing of Asics. These get a huge thumbs up for width and arch support built in but I would describe these as general footwear and not sports shoes. The main reasons would be – the fit is a little loose (ironically width) around the arch area of the foot, the heal fit is also a tad too flat so doesn’t fit snuggly to my heal shape. The final issue is the lacing and tongue. The tongue isn’t separate to the sides – more like a slip on – so limits the tightening up. The lacing holes fall short in distance at the ankle compared to most sport specific shoes. This results in a too loose fit around the ankle for running or any sport – in my opinion and for my desired fit – everyone is different. I would recommend these as wide fit daily footwear but not sports shoes. A real plus for Fitville is the arch support and stock wide fitting that are available. My reason for not simply re ordering Asics comes down to the usual issue with specialist sports brands – they never seem to either have stock or keep the range consistent.