1. Contoured Heel Seat
A great clog or sandal should fit your heel snugly (but comfortably!). When the heel hits the ground, the pressure equals two-and-a-half times your body weight! Haflinger’s contoured heel seat and extra padding help your body to softly absorb the impact of this ‘heel strike.’ Pain in the back, neck and knees can be the result of shock that travels up the skeleton from a non-resilient heel.
2. Fine Leather Uppers
Our leather clogs and sandals draw on nature inspired colors and materials—we select only the finest leathers, trims and details for your Haflinger footwear.
3. Rocker Heel
As your heel impacts and stabilizes, our rocker heel encourages the foot to ‘roll’ forward so you can push off in the toes in a natural, balanced way.
4. Cork-Latex Footbed with Arch Support
Haflinger’s anatomically correct, cork-latex footbed is made of cork and latex (a natural rubber) mixture that gives you support but is soft enough to adapt to the unique shape of your foot. Our footbed provides support not just for your feet, but for your entire body—it will enhance your overall well-being by promoting good health in muscles and bones while easing the strain on the hips, knees and spine. With the proper foot support, the body experiences proper weight distribution, balance and utmost comfort—this encourages the feet and body to take the most natural walking and standing position. Comfort begins at the feet and works it's way up!
5. Vegetable-Tanned Leather Lining
All Haflinger leather styles are lined with soft, vegetable-tanned calfskin to prevent allergies and irritation.
6. Non-Skid Outsole
Our clogs and sandals feature durable, year-round thermal rubber (Classic Line) and EVA (Trend Line) outsoles that will accommodate even the most active endeavors and lifestyles. These non-skid and weather-resistant soles will keep you stable and secure with every step.
7. Roomy Toe Box with Toe Bar
A roomy toe box with a toe bar follows the natural form of the foot and allows your toes to move freely and thus exercises and strengthens the foot’s muscles and ligaments while promoting healthy circulation. Your toes will spread out freely, contract naturally and essentially ‘work out’ while you walk all day. Just like upper body exercise enlivens your body and mind, so does exercising your feet!
Haflinger promotes and encourages an active and healthy lifestyle with footwear that combines natural, breathable materials with essential foot support. Haflinger footwear enhances people’s quality of life by adding to their health and vitality.
Walking with Haflinger means everyday wellness!
Millions of people wear improperly fitted shoes, and they suffer severely as a result and often require medical attention. Conditions such as diabetes, plantar fasciatis, and post-operative complications can further complicate your search for healthy, comfortable footwear that addresses your unique needs! If you wear a shoe that compromises the natural functions of the feet, you start to have problems:
· Arthritis - Tight shoes put pressure on the nerves, damaging them and in the long run may contribute to arthritis.
· Imbalance - Shoes that challenge your stability can create groin pulls, knee pains and back and neck pain.
Pain - When shoes cause poor alignment or the range of motion is limited in the foot, other joints throughout the body will try to compensate for it, and this is what often causes pain.
People from all walks of life benefit from Haflinger—young and old, men, women and children. It is for people who want to be proactive about their foot health and for those millions of Americans who suffer from foot problems caused by disease, congenital defect, overuse and injury. Your wellness starts from the ground up!
THE MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF WOOL
Boiled wool and wool felt have been used in Europe for at least 60 years, but are relatively new materials in this country. It is the wellness properties, breathability and softness of both materials that are the secret of their success! Furthermore, wool is a natural insulator—it keeps your feet cool in the summer and warm in the winter, guaranteeing year round comfort. Haflinger boiled wool and wool felt footwear benefits both healthy and problem feet alike!
Breathability has such a tremendous impact on your well-being, but so few people really understand the reasons. It is breathabilty that will keep your foot at room temperature all the time, never giving you a hot sweaty foot so common in synthetic materials. Synthetic materials are not breathable and will cause your feet to get hot and to perspire. Consequently, your veins will open up, circulation slows down and you will get tired. In a day and age where we are mobile longer in life and travel more than ever, conserving energy is so important!
OUR FOOTBED AND YOUR TOTAL WELLNESS
Given the complexity of the foot—26 bones, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles and a rich network of nerve ending—this masterpiece of nature should not be squeezed into pointy shoes. The best shoes for healthy feet mimic the foot’s natural shape while offering support in the arch and a flexible sole underneath. Shoes that are flat, soft and squishy offer no protection or support. It is long overdue that we give our feet the proper attention that they deserve!
Not convinced yet? Then consider for a moment Haflinger’s ‘foot workout’:
Many Americans young and old work out every day: they lift weights not only to bulk up, but also to strengthen their bones to protect them from injury. Why should we not do the same for our feet?! Our feet and toes MUST be exercised to strengthen muscle tissue and ligaments. Just like upper body exercise enlivens your body and mind, so does exercising your feet. Haflinger footwear provides a roomy toe box for your toes to spread out freely, contract naturally and essentially ‘work out’ while you walk all day. Your posture, body alignment and balance will all benefit. Haflinger footwear is total wellness!
Many shoes claim to have supportive footbeds that consist of nothing more than a thin, flimsy foam lining or insert. But this is not enough to protect and animate your foot and it offers inadequate support for an active lifestyle. Haflinger’s natural cork and latex footbeds give you support but are soft enough to adapt to the unique shape of your foot. It will provide support not just for your feet but for your entire body, promoting good health in muscles and bones while easing the strain on the hips, knees and spine. Through our footbed the body experiences proper weight distribution, balance and utmost comfort while encouraging the feet and body to take the most natural walking and standing position. Comfort beings in the feet and works its way up!
Wood's Cove
Shipping: 109 North Beach Road, Eastsound, WA 98245
US Mail: P.O. Box 848, Eastsound, WA 98245
