Customer Reviews

this style is made much narrower than others
I bought these after reading up on MBT's therapeutic benefits. I ordered then a size larger than my usual, as suggested by other comments. However, when I received them, they were tighter and narrower than all my other shoes. After that, I went to a local store known for good fitting... and they told me this style was returned a lot to them, and is now discontinued. I ended up buying these there: Women Shoes MBT LAMI RED SIZE 41 2/3(US10.5) (9, not 10.5 as in this link) and they are wonderful! I got them in my usual size. They fit beautifully, with lots of toe room. I even have a mild bunion problem, and had no issues with these at all. As for the benefits... wow! I'm amazed at how wonderful these shoes feel. The first few days I actually did feel some muscle workout, as advertised, but was able to do more and go farther with these shoes without breaking them in than any other athletic-type shoes I've owned. Knee pain, back pain, everything was much less with these shoes. Yeah, they're expensive, but well worth it. Funny looking? I don't know, when I'm standing in a long line, rocking on my MBTs, I think the pinched-toed painful shoes look funny!

But you really need to try on the MBT shoes, I think, because there is a size variation problem among styles, unfortunately. These Boosts simply weren't made for the same foot as the Lamis I ended up buying. Don't rule out your MBTs based on the Boost!

Quite a workout
First, I followed directions and ordered a half size larger. Luckily, they came the size I needed. So the fit was fine. Second, these shoes just somehow make me walk a certain way. Shorter strides. Erect. I walk slower in them. It takes a lot of effort for me to walk fast in these. For me, they're just not conducive for long, fast strides. Not now, anyway. Maybe after pretty intense conditioning.

I've had mine for four months or so and they've definitely enhanced the normal walk as far as making me feel as though I've worked. The first night in bed after wearing these shoes, my legs were so happy, it wasn't funny. Not until I got off my feet did I realize how weary I was.

The shoes are heavy but that's part of the workout as far as I'm concerned.

The writeup states that you can run in these. I'm not seeing that happening for me. They're just not right for running. On the occasions that I jog, I put on regular running shoes. There is just too much weight and rock and height in these shoes for me to feel comfortable jogging in.

A friend who tried my shoes on, despite being 2 and a half sizes smaller, instantly stated, "I can feel these are working my calves and the back of my thighs."

Not such a bad thing. I give 5 stars because I can't think of a good reason to detract any stars.