My son works on his feet all day. His knees, back and feet hurt all the time. He wore them to work for the first time yesterday and he said he couldn’t believe it. Nothing hurt. And he thought he was going to have to break the boots in but he said they were so cushioned and like he had been wearing them for awhile. No break in needed. Great Boots! My son they were 1000 times better then the $300 Ariats he bought a few years back.