Yes, the ankle is built to be mobile, but not to the extent Shape Ups promote. Ever notice how when you step down your foot pronates (your arch turns into the ground) while in socks or bare feet? That's supposed to happen! When you stabilize the foot (like in Shape Ups), the ankle tries to become more mobile. There are different muscles being activated while wear Shape Ups because the foot is not being allowed to act as it naturally should. They attempt to stabilize the ankle, and in doing so create more knee injuries because the knee is trying to make up the movement the ankle is being denied of. It's the same idea with athletes involved in jumping sports using ankle braces. If something is not broken, then there is no reason to 'fix it'. There is a reason we don't naturally roll on our feet. I understand that you are a consumer of Sketchers and may have nothing to gain from promoting them, but do you really think you are benefiting others? MTB shoes were designed for people with orthopaedic injuries and problems, not for healthy people. ![]() I am wearing Shape-Ups for more than 2 years, I personally feel that I benefit from this. ReuVera (author) from USA on May 27, 2011: After seeing how just 4 days on the sand made me look, I am now interested in purchasing a pair! I was actually amazed! So this caused me to go online and do a little research. I've always been fit and always had a decently round bum but I noticed how much more round and toned everything was. When I got home yesterday, I glanced at myself quickly in the mirror and stopped. I just went to the beach for the first time since I was 12, I am now 22. I would see them in shoe stores and was quick to dismiss them. I was never interested in Shape Ups before and had no desire to ever try a pair on. Then low and behold it told me for those who don't have constant access to the beach to wear Shape Ups! *Yes I learned the benefits of walking in sand. Miss89, for sure try Shape-Ups, but first read attentively all my advises, because they are from first-hand experience! Good luck. I think that walking in Shape-Ups has all the advantages listed above. I still consider that Shape-Ups are awesome shoes and I would advise anyone to buy a pair. I prefer to walk in my regular walking shoes.ĭoes this mean that I am disappointed in Shape- Ups? By no means, no. This is my third summer of using Shape-Ups and this summer I am hardly using them. However, the longer I am walking in Shape-Ups, the less comfortable they feel. Now once or twice a week I walk in my regular Sketchers sport shoes! Rest of my walks I am doing in Sketchers Shape-Ups! It gives a nice alternation for different muscles to work. Next time I went for a walk I used my regular (also Sketchers) walking sport shoes to give some rest to my toes. ![]() I analyzed the way the toes were receiving the pressure and felt that you put the most pressure on the front of toe’s cushion (directly under the nail front edge). My first day frustration turned into wonder when after twenty minutes of a moderate walk my muscles felt like after an hour of vigorous gym work out.Īfter walking in Shape-Ups I noticed that some of my toes of both feet became stiff and somewhat painful. It took me a couple of days to get used to it. Staying balanced while walking in these walking shoes requires the use of muscles in the legs, abs and buttocks not used with standard walking shoes. I lived on a seashore and every morning walked for 40 minutes along a beach line.īasically the shoes put you slightly off balance and your muscles are constantly working to keep you balanced and centered. Still, both sand and Shape-Ups involve more effort and a natural search for balance, so there is correlation for sure. The Skechers Shape-Ups give you smoother sensation under your sole than sand and also, you don’t have that toe-grasping feeling of a bare foot on the sand. The feeling is somewhat like you walk on sand, when your heel sinks and you have to make an effort and roll your sole to move your body to a next step.
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