A shoe including a plate, an arch bridge integral with the plate, and at least one inflated cushion having an exterior sidewall that is curved along the majority of the height of the cushion. In another embodiment, the shoe includes a plate and at least one inflated cushion spaced apart from the plate during the entire walking gait cycle of the wearer, during the entire running gait cycle of the wearer, when the shoe is in an unloaded state and at all other times.