Footwear with toe aligner structure

1. Footwear for wellness comprising:

a sole including a front foot portion;

a securing upper arranged with the sole and configured to securely hold a foot of a user on a footbed of the sole so as to substantially prevent lateral movement of the foot with respect to the footbed and allow one or more of a big toe and remaining toes of the user to be at least partially uncovered and exposed; and

a toe aligner structure arranged between the securing upper and the sole at the front foot portion thereof and configured to extend between the big toe and remaining toes of the user so as to direct a force against the big toe in a direction away from the remaining toes during standing, walking, running, swimming, and other movements when muscles of the foot are in use;

wherein the securing upper includes a strap assembly, the strap assembly including off-center strapping including a first anchoring strap configured to hold the foot of the user on a lateral side thereof and a second anchoring strap configured to wrap around the foot of the user on a medial side thereof, wherein first ends of the first and second anchoring straps are joined and secured to the toe aligner structure, the first anchoring strap having a second end secured to a top portion of the footbed at a location rearward of the front foot portion of the sole and the second anchoring strap having a second end secured to a side portion of the sole at a location rearward of the front foot portion thereof.

2. The footwear of claim 1 , wherein the footbed of the sole is contoured in a shape to receive a foot of a user so as to substantially prevent lateral movement of the foot with respect to the footbed.

3. The footwear of claim 1 , wherein the securing upper includes an adjustable strap that extends about a mid-foot portion of the sole.

4. The footwear of claim 1 , wherein the sole includes a split sole.

5. The footwear of claim 4 , wherein the split sole includes an overlay.

6. The footwear of claim 4 , wherein the toe aligner structure includes a V-shape.

7. The footwear of claim 4 , further including a toe guard extending from a front portion of the sole.

8. The footwear of claim 1 , wherein the sole includes an elevated heel.

9. Footwear for wellness comprising:

a sole including a front foot portion;

a securing upper arranged with the sole and configured to securely hold a foot of a user on a footbed of the sole so as to substantially prevent lateral movement of the foot with respect to the footbed and allow one or more of a big toe and remaining toes of the user to be at least partially uncovered and exposed; and

a toe aligner structure arranged between the securing upper and the sole at the front foot portion thereof and configured to extend between the big toe and remaining toes of the user so as to direct a force against the big toe in a direction away from the remaining toes during standing, walking, running, swimming, and other movements when muscles of the foot are in use;

wherein the securing upper includes a strap assembly, the strap assembly including off-center strapping including a first anchoring strap and a second anchoring strap, wherein first ends of the first and second anchoring straps are joined and secured to the toe aligner structure, the first anchoring strap having a second end secured to the sole at a first location and the second anchoring strap having a second end secured to the sole at a second location, the first location being closer to a longitudinal centerline axis of the footwear than the second location;

wherein the second end of the first anchoring strap is arranged to secure to a top portion of the footbed at a location rearward of the front foot portion of the sole; and

wherein the second end of the second anchoring strap is arranged to secure to a side portion of the sole at a location rearward of the front foot portion thereof.

10. The footwear of claim 9 , wherein the securing upper includes an elongated adjustable strap that extends about a midfoot portion of the sole.

11. The footwear of claim 9 , wherein the footbed of the sole is contoured in a shape to receive a foot of a user so as to substantially prevent lateral movement of the foot with respect to the footbed.

12. The footwear of claim 9 , wherein the sole includes a split sole.