Opinions on "Shape-up" type shoes?

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  • swinginchandra
    swinginchandra Posts: 418 Member
    Treat with caution. I bought these shoes, and I ran in them. Bad idea. After a few months of running 3+ miles a day in them, I developed gate related hip issues. After ditching them and buying good running shoes, my hip issues altogether disappeared. I think they are definitely comfy, and good for standing / walking, but please don't try to hike or run in them. Keep your regular running shoes!
  • sarahbeth17
    sarahbeth17 Posts: 100 Member
    I got my reebok easytone's November 2009 and still wear them all the time, it may be time to replace them cuz I do wear them just about every day. Right after I started wearing them I definately noticed a difference in my butt looking better! I can't tell if they work now cuz I'm used to wearing them but when I put on my regular tennis shoes I can tell that they aren't :). I also got the toneup flip flops from payless and I love those! They are better than the skechers flip flops that are made weird. And they look better in my opinion AND they are a lot cheaper!
  • BodyByButter
    BodyByButter Posts: 563 Member
    My husband works at the corporate headquarters of a huge shoe chain (the one that has a carnival type atmosphere). They have made a fortune off of these shoes, but acknowledge internally that they are just a fad. But hey, they're in the business of selling what people want to buy, so they do.
  • InTheRightLane
    InTheRightLane Posts: 33
    Apparently new scientific studies show that these shoes are no better than any other shoes in terms of increasing your fitness. As published in the New York Times on July 13th. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/can-shoes-really-tone-the-body/
  • mycatas
    mycatas Posts: 20
    I wouldn't dare wear toning shoes when I walk or run. I can fall on my face just fine in normal running shoes (and frequently do ;)

    My turned-in feet aside, I've been wondering if there will be lawsuits in a few years from people claiming structural damage to their bodies from all the adjustment to their posture with the shoes. I'm not saying that the shoes are damaging, but who knew coffee was hot?
  • Eirhren
    Eirhren Posts: 18
    The first generation shape-ups with the rocker bottom are an ankle fracture waiting to happen. IMHO.
  • bentobee
    bentobee Posts: 321 Member
    I don't have any of the sneaker types, but I have several pairs of Fit-Flops and Shape-Ups flip flops. When I got my first pair I could definitely feel some 'burn' in leg muscles that I usually didn't notice and after my first few long days in them the backs of my legs from calves to butt could felt fatigued in a way that regular shoes didn't do.

    I no longer feel that burn, but I love them because they are SO comfy.
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