A removable insole for insertion into footwear, includes a lower layer
made of a viscoelastic gel and including a lower surface, an upper
surface, a toe portion, a heel portion and a medial arch portion
interconnecting the toe portion and the heel portion, a first recess
formed in the lower surface of the toe portion and a second recess formed
in the lower surface of the heel portion, each recess having a peripheral
side wall and a top wall, a plurality of thin, parallel, spaced apart
sinusoidal wave shaped spring walls formed from the viscoelastic gel and
connected to the top wall and the peripheral side wall in each recess,
and the spring walls having lower edges generally coplanar with a lower
surface of the toe portion and heel portion which is in surrounding
relation to the respective recess; and a top cover secured to the upper
surface of the lower layer.