Skechers Women’s Shape Ups – Strength Fitness Walking Sneaker
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- Includes suede leather upper and stitching details
- Shape Ups design technology
Product Description
Shape-ups from SKECHERS are designed to: Promote weight loss, Tone muscles, and Improve posture. This athletic lace-up fitness walking shoe features the Shape-ups kinetic wedge technology that helps you shape up while you walk. IAmazon.com Review
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Shape Ups from SKECHERS are designed to get you fit while you walk, work, shop, and more. Shape Ups have as much a place in your life as your boots, sandals, and dress casuals, and can retrain your muscles, helping you walk with a positive impact. Used properly, Shape Ups change the way you approach your daily activities. Used regularly, Shape Ups will enhance the way you feel and look; muscles get toned, calories are burned and your posture improves. Shape Ups are designed to:
Three Reasons You Need Shape Ups: 1. Stronger You 2. Healthier You 3. Easy Exercise Routine Three Reasons You Want Them: 1. In Style 2. Portable Power 3. A Brand You Trust |
The design technology behind Shape Ups changes the way you walk.
As we move through our lives, we typically walk on hard surfaces, which places stress on our knee joints and lower back. People who are required to stand for their jobs feel the impact on their bodies the most, and don’t gain the benefits that come with all that activity.
The goal with Shape Ups was to simulate walking on soft ground. SKECHERS has turned hard surfaces into comfortable ground through revolutionary technology designed into the framework of the shoe. The core of this technology is in the dynamic rolling bottom, the soft foam insert under the heel, and the dual-density midsole. These three elements work together to give you the feeling of walking on sand or luxurious pile carpet–regardless of the actual surface. Walking on softer, uneven surfaces forces you to engage muscles not normally used when walking on hard ground. Not only does this strengthen your muscles, but it also increases blood flow and reduces the impact on your joints and lower back.
Designed to improve your life by changing the way you walk, Shape Ups feature a unique soft kinetic wedge insert and dynamic rolling bottom to simulate walking barefoot on a giving surface that gives such as sand. With the comfort of Shape Ups, you will feel your heel sink to the ground as you step, roll forward as your weight shifts to its center, and push off with your toes. This movement will result in stronger leg, buttock, back and abdominal muscles as you stabilize your steps.
Barefoot walking simulation on soft ground
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The heel sinks comfortably into the soft ground as you step
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You naturally roll forward as your weight shifts to the center and your balance is centered
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Easily push off with your toe pads
Get in the Routine
1. Kick Back: Stand upright and place feet parallel and hip distance apart, balance centered. Roll your weight onto the back of the soft foam heel – hold for a count of five and then back to the center. Do not lock knees or tip backward. Stretches calf and hamstrings. Repeat 5 to 10 times.
2. Rock and Roll: Stand upright and place feet parallel and hip distance apart, balance centered. Roll your weight forward so you are balancing on the underside of your toes – hold for a count of two, then slowly rock back to the soft heel – hold for a count of two, and then back to your center of balance. Do not lock knees or tip backward. Stretches calf and hamstrings, warms up Achilles and ankles. Repeat 5 to 10 times.
3. Roll and Rock and Roll: Follow the Rock and Roll stretch, but alternate feet so one is rolling to the toes and one is rocking back. Repeat 5 to 6 times.
4. The Lean: Place your hands on a wall, parallel and slightly above your head. With one leg in front of the other and your arms forward, press with your palms as if you were leaning on the wall. Keep your back leg straight and your front foot on the floor, then bend the front leg and lean forward by moving your hips toward the wall. Hold for a count of five, then repeat on the other side. Stretches calf and Achilles. Repeat 5 to 6 times.
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Upper: Superior quality, well padded uppers of durable leather and breathable mesh designed to provide needed support and supreme comfort.
shock absorption to protect the body while exercising core muscles.
biomechanical motion vital to a natural walking state by propelling the wearer into their next step.
Amazon.com Product Description
This sneaker from Skechers is designed to help you tone muscles and lose weight just by walking in it! It features a signature rolling sole that makes you feel like you’re walking barefoot in sand. The technology forces you to push off with your toes, so all of your leg muscles are engaged to strengthen and elongate. Now you can truly exercise on the go.
Skechers Women’s Shape Ups – Strength Fitness Walking Sneaker
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I’ve always had really high arches, and never the right shoes, so my feet have always hurt. Then, in May, I got ankle surgery to repair torn cartilage, and there was some nerve damage, so I’ve been in A LOT of pain.
Physical therapy was helping but when I went back to work (on my feet) I started reverting to my pre-PT state.
When I saw the TV add for these it caught my attention, so I read a bunch of reviews, all saying how wonderful they are. I had to see for myself.
I went to a bunch of shoe stores in my area looking, and couldn’t find them anywhere…but I kept searching. I finally found a Sketchers outlet about an hour from home and called them up, they just got them in for the first time that day! I headed out, and limped (cane in hand) around the outlet mall trying to find the store; by the time I got there I thought my leg was going to fall off. They pulled my size out of the shipment box, they hadn’t even made it to the shelf yet. I, surprised at how small and cute they looked compared to the pics I’d seen online, popped them on and went into shock. I put my cane down and walked across the store – no problem. I even bounced a little. I walked back to my car with them on – no cane! I’m in heaven, the reduction of impact when you step is mind blowing. I can not believe how good they feel. Totally worth the $110 I spent.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have worn the MBT shoes for a few years now – but never out in public, other than walking in the neighborhood. Why? Well, just look at them. The Skecher’s version are much “cuter”. I wore them with shorts over the summer, and received compliments simply on their looks! I find them to be just as effective as the MBT’s – perhaps more so, because I am willing to wear them more frequently. The difference between the two seems to be that on the MBT the “squishy” material is only under the heel, while on the Shape-ups it is under most of the foot. I notice my calves and upper legs getting a workout from the Shape-ups and my posture is greatly improved when I wear them – which means less back pain. Also, I noticed that the pain I usually feel in my heels at the end of the day doesn’t exist on the days I wear my Shape-ups! If you’re “thinking about it” DO IT!
Rating: 5 / 5
I cannot say enough. I have bone spurs and plantar fasciitis, so my feet hurt all day, every day, no matter what I’m doing. I am a public school teacher and ordered these immediately when I got a Summer School job and discovered I’d have to be taking my second graders on three field trips to the zoo, museums, etc, in a period of three weeks. This is New York City, so we had to tromp around the subway to get to our destinations, and then walk around the entire day. In order words, there was no place to sit down for the entirety of the trips. I was terrified I wouldn’t even be able to make it and would have to quit the job altogether. The sole on these shoes looked so supportive that I ordered them and cannot adequately express my shock and gratitude for how they eliminated any hint of foot pain. I walked around like a person whose feet don’t hurt, which is something that hasn’t happened to me in years. I’ve already ordered the “Skechers Shape Ups for Work”. Seriously, if your feet hurt, buy these shoes. You need them.
-Jen
Rating: 5 / 5
I tried on my actual size, and one half size up, and my normal size felt very snug so I bought one-half size larger. I have to tie the shoes tightly so that my heel doesn’t slip upward in the back. It’s tough to buy shoes online, but if you are, I would recommend buying them directly from Amazon and buying them in your normal size. Amazon is very good about accepting unused items for return. In the unfortunate event that you need to return them, you won’t have a problem if you do it this way.
Now back to the shoes…the ones I bought took a little bit of getting used to because of the angle of the heel in the back. This angle encourages a way of walking that requires more effort, thereby providing more of a workout. The video that comes with the shoes provides instructions on how to get the best workout while simply wearing and walking in the shoes.
When I take the shoes off I feel like I have had somewhat of a workout. Another way of describing it (when you take them off) is that feeling you get when you take off a pair of high heels. I haven’t had these shoes long enough to verify whether I will “shape up” or lose weight, but I can say without a doubt that I am encouraged to walk more often and longer because of the inspiration that the shoes provide.
If I do NOT receive the expected benefits from the shoes, I will come back within a couple months to modify my review. At this point though, I don’t think that will be necessary.
Follow-up, 12/22/2009: I like the shoes and wear them as much as reasonably possible, but I have not lost any weight. Don’t expect miracles. Although, when I wear them it’s as if I’m walking up a slight incline, and that does provide more effort and more work for the muscles. I also notice that my posture improves when I am wearing them. I still feel somewhat unsteady on my feet standing still. Will update as things progress.
Rating: 4 / 5
I purchased this product with the hope that it would help my knees as I do a lot of walking and standing at work., and this product rocks!! My back feels better and my knees and feet no longer hurt when I get home after a 12hr shift. I would recommend this product for those who need a softer sole, I can not attest to the weight loss or toning as I have not noticed any benefit from this aspect of the shoe. I do know that I will continue to use these sneakers at work and other co-workers have also purchased these shoes for the benefit to their knees and feet.
Rating: 5 / 5