Sketchers Shape Ups

I use them for walking and when I am at the gym and I really like them...I don't feel like they impacted me either, but they are some of the better shoes I've had...Don't run in them though! They are really bad for running. I had to go buy different shoes for running because they gave me problems.


Edit- Mine were tone ups not shape ups...Opps!

They have absolutely no impact on your weight loss. Credible athletic shoe stores don't even carry them where I live. It's what you do while wearing the shoes that have an impact on your weight loss, not the shoes themselves.

I bought them, but couldn't wear them - I always felt off balance.

I have had them. I dont feel they impacted my weight loss any they are just very comfortable shoes to stand in for long periods of time. Although one plus to the shoes is that it improved my posture.

^^^ This.. I will say that when I where them walking, I feel a different set of muscles the next day. I tend to avoid it though; because, I've noticed that the arches in my feet will begin to bother me as well.

I love my shape ups and I think people who are filing these law suits didn't read all the fine print...good god who is really going to believe shoes will make or even help you lose weight. I've got an island to sell to those people.

here is what mine do. they help put a bounce in my step. I have 3 broken toes that won't heal without rods which I refuse to get inserted....I bought the shoes and the very next day headed out for a walk expecting to A. have to break them in and B. still have to come home because they would hurt.

1 -- didn't have to break them in. I have NEVER owned a pair of shoes before that just fit like a glove and had no break in period. and 2. They support my toes in a way that I can walk up to 4.5 miles and not even realize I still have toes that are broken.

I also use these shoes in my zumba class and I can bounce all over the place. I do too feel they help with my posture. I am going to order another pair because I am never going to want a different pair of workout shoes. Ps I've been wearing mine since the beginning of July.

Just another gimmick in my view

I bought them 2 years ago, not believing for a moment that I would lose any weight, I wanted to try and strengthen a broken ankle that had a major operation and never was 100% back to normal. My ankle did improve, but not 100% and I will never know if the Sketchers helped.

But since then I've taken up walking every day and maybe I'll pull them out again and try them instead of my walking shoes just to see how they feel.

I love my shape ups and I think people who are filing these law suits didn't read all the fine print...good god who is really going to believe shoes will make or even help you lose weight. I've got an island to sell to those people.

here is what mine do. they help put a bounce in my step. I have 3 broken toes that won't heal without rods which I refuse to get inserted....I bought the shoes and the very next day headed out for a walk expecting to A. have to break them in and B. still have to come home because they would hurt.

1 -- didn't have to break them in. I have NEVER owned a pair of shoes before that just fit like a glove and had no break in period. and 2. They support my toes in a way that I can walk up to 4.5 miles and not even realize I still have toes that are broken.

I also use these shoes in my zumba class and I can bounce all over the place. I do too feel they help with my posture. I am going to order another pair because I am never going to want a different pair of workout shoes. Ps I've been wearing mine since the beginning of July.

I love my Shape Ups too, but I tried doing zumba in them and hurt my ankle. In my opinion they are great shoes for walking and they are comfy.

I found I could wear them with no break in period - no strain on back or tightening of calves which they warn about. I found them quite cushioned.

However what I found was that their sole was too rigid with no real sense of what was below them, almost like wearing high-heeled wedged shoes, but with a rocker and if I walked on a "crack" and my weak ankles started to turn I would fall down. After four very bad falls with lots of bruises and 2 very badly twisted ankles I gave mine away. Due to my limited flexibility caused by my bad knees and my very rubbery ankles it is very difficult for me to recover from a misstep without falling. I really can trip on a crack, and if my shoes don't give me a real good sense of what's below me then it results in a fall. I stopped wearing those shoes and have not fallen since.

I have heard of people fracturing their ankles wearing these shoes so please be careful.

The tone-ups I believe have thinner soles and are more flexible so they might be better but I have no real interest to try them after my experience with the shape ups.

They're useless for any supposed fitness benefits, but they are very comfortable. My husband has flat feet and has always had problems finding comfortable shoes. He wears the men's Shape Ups to works and loves them. The only problem is the soft soles wear out fast, so he only gets a few months out of every pair.