Product Description

Footwear with a unique sole construction that mimics the feeling of walking barefoot on sand, activating muscles throughout the body and relieving stress on joints.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #439 in Sports & Outdoors
• Size: 49 M EU / 14 D(M) US
• Color: BROWN WALNUT
• Brand: MBT
• Fabric type: leather
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• Activates neglected muscles
• Improves posture and gait
• Tones and shapes the body
• Can help with back, hip, leg and foot problems
• Reduces stress on knee and hip joints

Amazon.com Review

At MBT we don't believe in shoes. We believe in footwear that makes you better from the ground up. MBT: The idea of Physiological Footwear MBT, Masai Barefoot Technology, was invented by Swiss engineer Karl Müller. During a visit to Korea he made the startling discovery that walking barefoot over paddy fields alleviated his back pain. Back in Switzerland, Müller began to develop a footwear technology that would make the natural instability of soft ground such as Korean paddy fields or the East African savannah accessible also to those, who have to walk on hard surfaces. In 1996, after years spent on research and development, Masai Barefoot Technology was mature enough to be launched on the market. MBTs are now available in over twenty countries, and approximately one million pairs of this revolutionary footwear technology are sold every year. How the anti-shoe is pro-body: Because of the specially designed sole, wearing MBTs significantly improves your gait and posture and relieves pressure on your joints and back. It also exercises a large number of muscles, whether you’re walking or standing. This, in turn, stimulates your metabolism, burns extra calories and speeds up muscle regeneration. In addition, MBTs can have a firming effect on abdominal, leg and buttock muscles. The key to MBT is its patented sole structure. The Shank, PU Midsole with Pivot and the Masai Sensor create a soft surface that is akin to walking barefoot on springy moss or on a sandy beach. This creates a natural instability underfoot, which activates the supporting muscle system and has positive effects on the entire body.

MBT technology mimicks walking in barefeet.

Wearing MBT mimicks walking on soft, natural ground. When the heel strikes, the heel sinks into the ground and the body has to stabilize. When the foot rolls forward, there is a controlled rolling over the balancing area towards the ball of the foot. The toe rolls off (without pressure).

MBT's ensure the foot’s natural rolling movement and optimizes pressure distribution over the whole sole.

The Anti-Shoe MBT would like to help people all over the world lead a healthier, more active and happier life. MBT is convinced that human fitness and health are significantly influenced by the way we walk – this conviction has already been substantiated objectively by many scientific studies. MBT therefore attempts to awaken and strengthen the awareness of physiologically correct walking among people world-wide by disseminating the idea and concept of MBT physiological footwear. The benefits of physiologically correct walking can thus be made available to as many people as possible all over the world, in a straightforward and uncomplicated way.

MBT's Masai Sensor creates natural instability, to which the body responds with increased muscle activity.

MBT's Patented Sole Technology The Lasting Board binds the upper and lower parts of MBTs together. The Shank provides firmness to the sole and also ensures the foot’s natural rolling movement and optimizes pressure distribution over the whole sole. The PU Midsole with Pivot triggers an active rolling movement and exercises a large number of stabilizing muscles throughout the entire body when walking or standing. The Masai Sensor creates natural instability, to which the body responds with increased muscle activity. The rubber Outsole protects the Midsole.

Amazon.com Product Description
The Tariki lace-up from MBT, with its full-grain leather and cool contrast stitching, is a sharp-looking shoe. With its patented Sensor sole, though, it's also versatile footwear that will make a walk in the park an easy-going workout.

Amazon.com Product Description
The Tariki lace-up from MBT, with its full-grain leather and cool contrast stitching, is a sharp-looking shoe. Thanks to its patented Sensor sole, this shoe turns the simple act of walking into an easy-going workout.

Customer Reviews

MBT men's Tariki lace up, Walnut
Purchased for my husband for Christmas. They are a very well made shoe.
Takes a little time to get used to wearing, but he loves them.
Amazon makes ordering simple and I've never had a problem with this company, ever!

My 2nd MBT pair, looks sharp and super comfortable
I've worn MBTs now for over a year. I walk a mile and half each way to work, and started to get soreness in my knee. I checked out the MBTs, and decided to give it a shot. After the first week of muscle fatigue, I felt the difference. I've been hooked ever sense. I find that my walking and standing stamina is much higher than before.

This particular model is my 2nd pair, and I like it more than my first. My main issue with many of the MBT models is that they are not very attractive. This one though has gotten compliments from an assorted set of folks, and looks good enough that it can go with a business casual look. It also seems to be better at handling rain than my previous pair, which was a micro-suede. That one became discolored after a while and was strictly a casual shoe after a short while.

This model has been great, and my wife also bought a pair now has joined the MBT world.

If you are suffering from knee pains, or want to get a little help with posture, these shoes could be an easy way to help.

Exceeding my expectatins!
These shoes are working out great. It took perhaps two weeks to get used to the shoe but now 4 weeks later I choose not to wear any of my other shoes. I bought these to wear at work, I am on my feet all day on a tile surface and the difference these shoes have made is amazing. I no longer have back aches at the end of the day and I honestly feel that my body is firming up. I absolutely recommend these shoes to anyone.