One step stronger

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AERLOS: the multi-award-winning, play-ready, patent-pending, healthy heel trainers designed to encouraging good walking habits in growing kids. So they can stand taller, move with confidence and walk one step stronger!

Our patent-pending sole technology orientates your child's foot back onto their heel, re-aligning their posture, before promoting a grounded, stable step. Encouraging better balance and gentle stretching through everyday play.

AERLOS have been designed in collaboration with healthcare experts: physiotherapists, podiatrists, paediatricians, and bio-mechanics professionals. Showing promising early stage lab test results and parent satisfaction.

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

1. High-quality leather strap for a snug and secure fit.

2. Robust, high-quality leather toe cage for a long life full of adventure

4. Nylon toe-bed stiffener for stable heel first steps

3. Recycled bottle yarn sock for water-resistant all day outdoor play!

5. Bouncy foam midsole puts new-found spring in every step!

6. Weighted rubber heel & duel density outsole, provides deep grooves for slip resistant traction on all surfaces

the problem

Confidence doesn’t start in the head. It starts at the feet.

As children grow, their bodies are doing more than just moving. They’re building habits, establishing patterns, and shaping self-belief — influencing how they show up in play, in school, and in life.

Every child learns and moves through the world at a different pace, which is why it’s important they have the right companion - one that helps guide them toward balance, grounds them in confidence, and supports them as they grow.

Yet most kids’ trainers aren’t built to structurally support grounded, stable steps - leaving children to navigate those early foundations alone.

When Healthy movement isn't supported…..

Physical Strain

The feet lack the foundations needed for stable steps, so small wobbles can turn into bigger topples

Emotional Load

The body lacks proper positioning, movement feels uncertain, increasing sensory load and overwhelm

Social Stress

The brain works harder to steady the body, making children tire faster and hold back from joining in

our solution

Nathan Dudley, Founder of New Found Hope, designed AERLOS for just kids like him. Struggling with movement, meltdowns, and isolation in his early years, he designed Aerlos to help by...

Promoting healthy movement:
simple foot and posture realignment 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

water resistant

supportive community

play ready

sustainable soles

International shipping

2 dazzling coloursways

supports free therapy

patent pending

adventure ready

lab tested

neurodivergent friendly

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Born in the Lab, proven Through Play

Trialled in a high-tech gait lab under the supervision of an independent team of highly experienced experts in physiotherapy, podiatry, paediatrics and biomechanics. Tested in real-world environments from the 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.

introducing amazing arlen

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 differences, reunited by purpose, turning their shared challenges into hope for millions.

A project formed through trials and many an adventure, to bond the brothers together, sharing struggles to fit in and live a healthy lifestyle.

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