exactly as promised
I walked 30 min am and 30 min pm daily the first week I got these. I had no break in period. If you follow the instructions and keep your shoulders back chest up and eyes forward you will be in the position to create the rocking rhythmic motion that will work all the muscles you want worked; and help you keep your balance. One caution- making sudden changes in direction can knock you off balance. I needed to go up a half size. My lower back felt terrific due to the extra cushioning the Shape Ups provide when walking on hard concrete. Sadly it is too icy and slippery to wear during our Winter weather. Highly recommended.
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Comfortable shoes--REALLYThe short version is these shoes are better than adverised. The long story is that I have been cursed with extremely high arches. As a result my feet have given me a lot of pain over the years and as I age they only get worse. I have spent a fortune on podiatrists othopedists and an array of orthotics. I have been willing to try almost anything in order to find shoes I can walk in comfortably so have been on a constant search for any new shoe design that might offer some relief. I read the information on the Sketcher Shape Up shoes and although they provide physical fitness benefits I was focused on the design of the sole. The claims of an extremely comfortable and soft shoe bed were enough to get my attention. When I saw them on Amazon.com for about what I usually spend for walking shoes I bought them right away. They have delivered in spades and I have worn them almost constantly since they arrived. And that is saying something for a real hillbilly. I would recommend them to anyone with sore feet--they are truly like walking on air. The fitness benefits are a welcome additional feature of these shoes. Do your feet a favor--buy them a pair of these--they'll love you forever!
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Much More Comfortable than MBTsI bought my first pair of MBTs a few months ago to wear to work and on weekends. Then I bought another pair of MBTs. Then I bought a pair of Sketchers Shape-Ups for weekends. The Sketchers are much more comfortable and seem like they will last much longer than the MBTs and they are not nearly as ugly. On my first pair of MBTs the elastic that connects the leather straps over my arch to the side of the shoe is fraying and coming apart. The second pair of MBTs while the same size as the first pair are much too small in the toe area especially on the right foot. I am in pain if I wear those for too long. The Sketchers are extremely comfortable.
People have remarked that my posture improves immediately when I put on the MBTs or Sketchers and that I seem younger when I wear them. I already loved to walk but I can walk much farther in the Sketchers without any kind of foot pain. It seems I get less fatigued walking in Sketchers than my normal tennis shoes. I am losing weight in my thighs butt and lower abdomen. I am almost down a pants size. However I have started eating Fucoprotein bars for breakfast when I am at work so that might also be part of the reason for the weight loss.
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Okay Until They Fall Apart
I enjoyed these gloves when I first got them. They were very comfortable unfortunately the seams did not hold up and the gloves started falling apart. Not what I expected from an expensive pair like these. They're good but not worth the price and other gloves are manufactured to hold up much better.
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