New Balance Men's, 623v3 Training Shoe

Love Them

Good

Look good and adequately comfortable to wear out occasionally.Not my go to when I know there will be lots of walking or standing. Insole upgrade is something I haven't tried.

A+, 10 out of 10. Will buy again!

I've bought all kinds of New Balance Athletic Shoes and have never been disappointed. That includes these. These shoes lasted with constant wear at work and weekends for over a year before I finally had to replace them. Now granted, they REALLY needed to be replaced, but still they were comfy to the end. I never tied these after the first time, I always slipped into them, then Sketchers stole my idea! I coulda been a contenda! Great shoes especially for the money!

The only thing I don't like is the way New Balance started putting in little "water channeling grooves" in the sole so I have to pick out the little itty bitty rocks before I go out, but hey.....it's not that much work>AND I know that shoes do not stretch....if they fit you, I know to get a shoe that has the arch in a slightly different place than the arch position on my foot just to keep the arch from supporting me in the wrong position. Two things to remember when buying a shoe are, 1. The number on the box isn't the length of the shoe. It tells you where the arch position inside the shoe is. This makes it easier for a person to incorrectly size their foot. Guys have shorter toe length than their arch length so they always buy to their toe length and get an incorrect arch position. AND 2. The only reason why a shoe stretches is because it's too tight or even a little snug. Shoes that fit, DO NOT STRETCH but they'll feel a tad big at first until you realize they are the most comfortable shoe you've ever had. And the 623 comes in all widths from B to E4.....or what some people would call XW, but most stores that only sell M width shoes, tell the customer "Oh, it will stretch. That's an easy way out so they don't have to work to correctly fit the customer. It's easy to flow with the main stream but difficult to accept another way of thinking.

I bought a pair of these in black back on January 20, 2020. I am still wearing them, and walking in them as they have held up great and are the most comfortable shoe for long term walking I have ever owned. They still look like new when I wipe them down.I just got back from Scottland in August, 2023, and this was the only pair of shoes I brought for all the walking I would do. Great for the rain, keeps the feet dry. Very comfortable, unlike some of the other running shoes I have bought, or workout shoes for the gym I have bought over the last several years which have all worn out with far less use.I wear these daily as my go to pair of shoes to wear. This is the longest I have worn a pair of shoes, as usually I am very hard on my shoes and break the soles down in 6 months, but these are still comfortable when walking several miles and hiking in these. The leather has not worn down and when cleaned up still looks great after over 3 1/2 years.I highly recommend these, you will definitely get your money's worth out of these. They were 47.99 when I bought these in January 2020, so they haven't really gone up in price much. If you wonder why its taken so long for me to review them, I was just curious if they are still sold and their price as I might buy some backup pairs for the future!

These New Balance 623 trainers have been a life saver for me. I use custom orthotics and also use motion control running shoes for walking but my exercise regiment is heavy duty aerobic activity with much lateral movement. I caused some physical damage using the motion control shoes for aerobics till I was finally told what I needed - cross trainers. I got the grey suede ones and now my exercise activity has a new energy level increased greatly and the lateral movement is something I can really get into now. These shoes provide excellent support for the lateral movement. I must admit I cannot speak for their arch support since I do use custom orthotics but these trainers allow me to not always use the motion control shoes. These 623s provide comfort and really feel great. I wear them around the house and for daily activity along with when exercising. I only need to return to the motion control shoes when I will be doing miles of walking at a time and that is due to my severe over pronation. I have very wide feet and got these in 15 4E and they honeslty provide no discomfort at all and feel excellent. I did try this style in leather and found that they did not fit as well as the suede but again I feel it is due to the size of my feet along with my foot conditions.So my final consensus are that these trainers provide excellent comfort and support and make exercising a true pleasure. I also find the style and look of them very stylish and attractive. They look great with jeans, shorts and even casual pants. I will definitely be buying more of these trainers in different color suede and this will be the only shoe I use for exercise. Very grateful to New Balance. These trainers provide me with all I need and now I can exercise without worrying of getting any physical damage.