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Wide Toe Box provides extra room for growth & natural Foot Development

Ankle Locking Velcro Strap secures the foot firmly whilst being easy for little hands to put on by themselves

Water-Resistant, Extra Stretchy Sock Upper creates a secure, adjustable fit and allows for easy entry for wriggling little feet!

Stiffened Toe creates resistance and reduces dorsiflexion

-15° Heel Drop shifts weight to the helps, encouraging Heel-First Walking and natural gait

Dual Density Sole with rubber heel and springy foam fore-parts create a firm foundation

10° Back Angle snugly
aligns Heel and the
Achilles tendon

We made aerlos because toe-walking is a problem faced by over 50 million children worldwide. If not corrected early toe-walking can cause muscular tightness, instability, injury and potentially surgery later on.  

Aerlos provide an easy, non-intrusive, everyday solution that rebalance the foot back onto the heel and gently help stretch & align the calf muscles, training little ones to develop a healthy heel-to-toe walking pattern.  

Aerlos patent-pending sole design is adventure-ready, having been tested both in the lab and the real world with parents noticing immediate improvements to toe-walking, posture, confidence and balance within days!

Aerlos align feet and encourage heel-first walking with a heel drop that naturally forms the same stretches used by physiotherapists making Aerlos the perfect, easy to use solution.

The best part, Aerlos come with insoles that allow you to adjust the amount of heel drop from -15º all the way to 0º meaning your child can continue wearing them long after they’re walking heel first

Recycled bottle yarn sock for Water-Resistant all day outdoor play!

Super tough but flexible high-quality leather toe-box for long lasting use

Specialised bloom algae foam puts new-found spring in every step!

Super soft memory foam insole for comfort & stability

Uniquely designed 50% recycled rubber outsole provides deep grooves for slip-resistant traction on all surfaces

features

the problem

TOE WALKING is considered a normal stage of childhood development, however, if it persists beyond the age of 2, it can become a medical concern that often goes unnoticed until it’s too late.

toe walking can lead to...

Physical Damage

Tight calf muscles, shortened Achilles tendon, chronic back problems, trips and falls

Social Difficulties

Bullying at school, meltdowns at home, social anxiety, exclusion from peers

Emotional Distress

Loss of confidence, feeling isolated, overwhelmed and alienated

our solution

Nathan, Founder of New Found Hope, designed AERLOS for kids like him, who tiptoed in early years, having now experienced problems in later life.
Our trainers Help kids by...

Promoting healthy movement:
simple foot and stance re-orientation for a gentle stretch.

Encouraging social inclusion:
playful child-friendly designs & real-world functionality.

Supporting emotional wellbeing:
promoting body positivity and empowering confident strides!

available in sizes 6-13

free returns

community of support

play ready

sustainable soles

International shipping

2 dazzling coloursways

supports free therapy

patented

adventure ready

lab tested

neurodivergent friendly

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Aqua coral

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Born in the Lab, proven Through Play

Trialled in a high-tech gait lab and in real-world environments, under the supervision of an independent team of highly experienced experts in physiostherapy, podiatry, paediatrics and biomechanics - from school to the play park!

with a team of experts

PROF DEREK SANTOS

Podiatry

(BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD)

Dr Kavi Jagadamma

Physiotherapy

(PhD, PgCert, PGDEI, BSc)

Prof Marietta van der Linden

Physiotherapy

(MSc, PhD)

Prof Cathy Bulley

Physiotherapy

(PhD, BSc (Hons))

"You've created something really special here. I'm genuinely in awe of what you've done - it's made with heart, and I'm proud to be part of the journey to help bring AERLOS to families everywhere"

dr bharti rajput mbe

"the foot expert" & NFH Medical Ambassador

dr bharti rajput mbe

"the foot expert" & NFH Medical Ambassador

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kids love them, parents do too

“Ella is more or less flat-footed in the Aerlos. You could tell when she was wearing them that her gait and her posture were better. I would definitely recommend it to other toe walkers' parents. In my busy life, it is hard to find the time to do the exercises all the time to stretch her calves. So the fact that she can easily do that by wearing these shoes is great.”

- lisa

“Nathan loved wearing them, he was saying ‘I'm wearing my sticky shoes’. All the parents were commenting on them, how cool they were. They are a good style of shoe. After day 4 or 5 is when I noticed that he was going onto his heel and walking more flat footed. It was like he had never walked flat footed before as he was stomping his feet.”

- rebecca

“Phoebe loved wearing the shoes, she thought they looked really great and said that they were really comfy. We were really impressed with them. When she is wearing the shoe it seems to have corrected her gait and her stance. The shoes push her back into a normal stance. When she wore the shoes in the house, she would tip-toe when she got excited, that has completely stopped.”

- Megan

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A Portion of the profits from every pair goes towards Providing Free Therapy for Disabled Kids around the UK.

official charity partner

introducing amazing arlen

Get the adventure story book to compliment your AERLOS.

Meet Arlen - your child’s bubbly but slightly wobbly companion. With a bulb for a head and two big, clumsy, tiptoeing feet. But what Arlen lacks in dexterity, he more than makes up for in heart!

our journey

It all began with two tip-toeing brothers, separated by neurodevelopmental difference, reunited by purpose, turning their shared challenge into hope for millions.

A project formed through trial and many an adventure, to bond brothers with shared struggles to fit in and live a healthy lifestyle.

A trainer prototype was hand-crafted and made to measure, refined through virtual reality, with tiptoe-stopping technology for a firm foundation.

It worked! The ice was broken, and the ocean between them was crossed; the first strides of New Found Hope were taken...

Reunited at last, the brothers embraced, their journey of healing now complete, and their purpose to help others had just begun!

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