Insoles for Work Boots & Trades
STRYDA — Verified Customer Stories
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Insoles for Work Boots & Trades
Real Customer Stories
If you're in work boots or safety boots for 10-12 hours a day, the insoles that come with them aren't designed for that. They're a token gesture — flat foam that compresses to nothing within an hour and leaves you on your own for the rest of the shift.
Cork moves with your foot and absorbs shock without destabilising it. Unlike foam which compresses flat and never recovers, cork springs back — adapting to the shape of your foot across the whole shift, for up to 12 months.
STRYDA Soles are designed by podiatrist Thien Trinh and fit in most work boots, steel caps, gumboots and Blundstones. Natural cork. No plastics. Built for real working conditions.
★ Verified Customer Reviews — Work Boots & Trades
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Heide Matthews
Trustpilot · ✓ Verified Purchase
4★★★★☆
4 Star Review
10-Hour Shifts — Pain Reduced a Lot
Stryda insoles and shoes have been a journey. It was quite a change going from soft shoes to the firmer insoles. But I stuck to the process and now a week and a half in the pain in my feet has reduced a lot. Hopefully I will get through a 10-hour shift without changing my shoes today. I probably should have got them sooner.
✓ 10-hour shifts — pain reduced a lot after sticking with it
4★ — honest about the transition, glad she persisted
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Suzie Harris
Judge.me · ✓ Verified Purchase
4★★★★☆
4 Star Review
FIFO 12-Hour Shifts 7 Days — No Tired Feet or Aching Back
I returned to FIFO work which means 12 hour shifts, 7 days a week while onsite. I added the Stryda insoles to my Steel Blue work boots. 12 hour days have been a breeze, no tired feet or aching legs, and best of all, no aching lower back. Will be ordering more for other shoes.
✓ FIFO 12-hour shifts 7 days — no tired feet, no aching back
4★ — excellent result, ordering more
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James
Trustpilot · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Fitter and Turner 12-Hour Shifts — Pain Massively Improved
As a fitter and turner working 12-hour shifts on my feet, I've always struggled with sore feet at the end of the day and especially first thing in the morning. Now I have them in all my work boots and shoes. The support and comfort throughout long shifts is unreal, and the constant foot pain I used to deal with has improved massively.
✓ Fitter and turner 12-hour shifts — pain massively improved
MB
Matthew Bleechmore
Trustpilot · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Safety Boots 12 Hours — Changed My Life in a Day
Changed my life in a day. Amazing product. No more arch and heel pain and can walk comfortably again in safety boots 5-6 days a week 12 hours a day.
✓ Safety boots 12 hours — changed his life in a day
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Raphael
Trustpilot · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Steel Caps All Day — Whole Shift No Pain, Barefoot Next Day Too
I was a bit skeptical to start with. I wasn't sure about trying cork, but as a bigger guy on my feet for the majority of my shift, I knew the standard rubber ones are useless and go flat after a few wears. I spent the whole shift on my feet with no issues, but more importantly, no pain. Even better, the next day I was moving around the house barefoot with still no pain.
✓ Steel caps all day — whole shift no pain, barefoot next day too
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Trevor Barkman
Trustpilot · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Safety Boots 2 Years — Not Sure What I'd Do Without Stryda
Excellent product, have been using for a couple of years. They really work well for my feet. I have to wear safety boots for my job, not sure what I would do if it wasn't for Stryda.
✓ Safety boots 2 years — not sure what he'd do without them
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Anthony Weggers
Trustpilot · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Work Boots — Immediate Difference From First Wear
Just received my order yesterday and put them straight into my workboots, screw the wear in period, these insoles made an immediate difference and got better the more I wore them. So awesome to see an Aussie company kicking ass with a brilliant product that actually works.
✓ Work boots — immediate difference from first wear
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Gary Davis
Judge.me · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Construction 10 Hours on Concrete — Fatigue Greatly Reduced
Fantastic product. I work in construction, wear these in my work boots 10 hours a day. Greatly reduced my fatigue. Highly recommend this product.
✓ Construction 10 hours on concrete — fatigue greatly reduced
JK
James K
Judge.me · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Safety Boots Long Shifts — Best He's Found, Heel Pain Gone
I work long shifts standing all day in safety boots and I've tried so many insoles over the years. STRYDA soles are by far the best I've found. They provide excellent arch support, reduce foot fatigue and actually help me get through the day without that usual heel pain.
✓ Safety boots long shifts — heel pain gone, best he's found
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Beverley Russell
Judge.me · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Steel Caps 8-Hour Days — No Heel Soreness
I purchased 2 pairs of STRYDA insoles as I have foot issues. They are extremely well made and sturdy, a perfect fit for my work steelcaps. I only suffered minimal soreness in the arch area for around two days. I have had no soreness in heels since wearing them and am extremely happy.
✓ Steel caps 8-hour days — no heel soreness
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Michael
Judge.me · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Plumber — Lower Back Pain in Boots Significantly Reduced
I'm a plumber and have always suffered from lower back pain, and no matter how many boots I have tried, nothing ever helps. My wife has Strydas and is so happy with them that I decided to try them. I now keep a pair in my work boots and have purchased a second pair for my casual shoes. While the back pain is there some days, it is nowhere near as often or as severe.
✓ Plumber — lower back pain in boots significantly reduced
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Wyvern S
Trustpilot · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
RM Williams + Blundstones — 12 Hours Day One With Zero Discomfort
On Day 1, I wore them continuously for 12 hours in my R.M.Williams boots with absolutely no discomfort. On Day 2, I did the same with my Blundstone boots and experienced the same results. In fact, they provided substantial relief from the heel pain I had been experiencing for several months due to heel spurs.
✓ RM Williams + Blundstones — 12 hours day one with zero discomfort
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Bernie Lin
Judge.me · ✓ Verified Purchase
5★★★★★
5 Star Review
Gumboots 9-Hour Shifts — Much Better Than Foam
I use them in my gum boots on 9-hour shifts at work. They took 3-5 days to get used to but are working extremely well. Will probably get another 2 or 3 pairs as backup for when the original pair wears out.
✓ Gumboots 9-hour shifts — working extremely well
About this page — STRYDA cork insoles are used by tradespeople, FIFO workers, construction workers, plumbers, farmers and anyone spending long shifts in work boots or safety boots. This page contains customer stories from people in these roles who found relief from heel pain, arch pain, lower back pain and foot fatigue with STRYDA. Reviews from Judge.me and Trustpilot.
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