Z-CoiL Blog


  • Insoles, Arches & You

    The average person probably doesn’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about their feet. Which is good—overall you should really have better things to do with your time. But...

  • Energy Return & You

    Many of you athletes, particularly runners, have heard of energy return before. It’s the notion that properly designed athletic shoes can actually assist you in propelling yourself down the road...

  • How Does Z-CoiL Compare?

    Here at Z-CoiL, we are dedicated to reducing pain in aggravated feet everywhere. But to be perfectly honest, there are a lot of shoes and insoles on the market designed...

  • Reducing Impact & The Importance of Walking

    The American Heart Association recommends that adults get 30 minutes of exercise per day for our health. We know this. All the science the AHA uses to back up their...

  • Mobility - How Z-CoiL Keeps You Active

    Anybody who has ever tried to maintain a physically active lifestyle knows that it can really wear on a body. It doesn’t seem to matter which physical activity you love...

  • Bad Shoes Can Cause Bone Spurs

    Mechanically, our feet are incredibly complex. They are made up of 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, and 19 tendons and muscles each. They haul us up and down stairs,...

  • Why Rigid Orthotics are Good for Plantar Fasciitis

    Approximately two million people are treated for plantar fasciitis every year. You have undoubtedly heard of plantar fasciitis, but you may not know the details of why and how it...