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Skechers Women's Shape Ups-Optimize Fitness Walking Shoe
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| List Price: | $99.95 - $110.00 |
| Price: | $84.99 - $99.90 |
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Product Description
Shape Ups from Sketchers are designed to get you fit while you walk, work, shop, and more! The goal with Shape Ups is to simulate walking on soft ground. Sketchers has turned hard surfaces into comfortable ground through revolutionary technology designed into the framework of the shoe. Used properly, Shape Ups change the way you approach your daily activities. Used regularly, Shape Ups will enhance the way you feel and look, as they are designed to promote weight loss, strengthen the back, firm calf and buttock muscles, reduce cellulite and tone thighs, increase cardiovascular health, improve posture, and reduce stress on the knee and ankle joints. Leather uppers, Lace-up front, cushioned insole. Shape Up your life! Also available from Street Moda in white/silver, silver/white, and mocha while supplies last! Style #11801. Black.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #78 in Shoes
- Size: 6 B(M) US
- Color: Black
- Brand: Skechers
- Model: 11801
- Fabric type: Leather and suede
- Dimensions: 2.00 pounds
Features
- SKECHERS SHAPE UP 11801 BLACK NUBUCK/LEATHER
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
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| Shape Ups from SKECHERS are designed to get you fit while you walk, work, shop, and more. Shape Ups have as much a place in your life as your boots, sandals, and dress casuals, and can retrain your muscles, helping you walk with a positive impact. Used properly, Shape Ups change the way you approach your daily activities. Used regularly, Shape Ups will enhance the way you feel and look; muscles get toned, calories are burned and your posture improves.
Three Reasons You Need Shape Ups: 1. Stronger You 2. Healthier You 3. Easy Exercise Routine Three Reasons You Want Them: 1. In Style 2. Portable Power 3. A Brand You Trust |
The design technology behind Shape Ups changes the way you walk.
As we move through our lives, we typically walk on hard surfaces, which places stress on our knee joints and lower back. People who are required to stand for their jobs feel the impact on their bodies the most, and don’t gain the benefits that come with all that activity.
The goal with Shape Ups was to simulate walking on soft ground. SKECHERS has turned hard surfaces into comfortable ground through revolutionary technology designed into the framework of the shoe. The core of this technology is in the dynamic rolling bottom, the soft foam insert under the heel, and the dual-density midsole. These three elements work together to give you the feeling of walking on sand or luxurious pile carpet--regardless of the actual surface. Walking on softer, uneven surfaces forces you to engage muscles not normally used when walking on hard ground. Not only does this strengthen your muscles, but it also increases blood flow and reduces the impact on your joints and lower back.
Designed to improve your life by changing the way you walk, Shape Ups feature a unique soft kinetic wedge insert and dynamic rolling bottom to simulate walking barefoot on a giving surface that gives such as sand. With the comfort of Shape Ups, you will feel your heel sink to the ground as you step, roll forward as your weight shifts to its center, and push off with your toes. This movement will result in stronger leg, buttock, back and abdominal muscles as you stabilize your steps.
Barefoot walking simulation on soft ground
- The heel sinks comfortably into the soft ground as you step
- You naturally roll forward as your weight shifts to the center and your balance is centered
- Easily push off with your toe pads
Get in the Routine
1. Kick Back: Stand upright and place feet parallel and hip distance apart, balance centered. Roll your weight onto the back of the soft foam heel – hold for a count of five and then back to the center. Do not lock knees or tip backward. Stretches calf and hamstrings. Repeat 5 to 10 times.
2. Rock and Roll: Stand upright and place feet parallel and hip distance apart, balance centered. Roll your weight forward so you are balancing on the underside of your toes – hold for a count of two, then slowly rock back to the soft heel – hold for a count of two, and then back to your center of balance. Do not lock knees or tip backward. Stretches calf and hamstrings, warms up Achilles and ankles. Repeat 5 to 10 times.
3. Roll and Rock and Roll: Follow the Rock and Roll stretch, but alternate feet so one is rolling to the toes and one is rocking back. Repeat 5 to 6 times.
4. The Lean: Place your hands on a wall, parallel and slightly above your head. With one leg in front of the other and your arms forward, press with your palms as if you were leaning on the wall. Keep your back leg straight and your front foot on the floor, then bend the front leg and lean forward by moving your hips toward the wall. Hold for a count of five, then repeat on the other side. Stretches calf and Achilles. Repeat 5 to 6 times.
- Upper: Superior quality, well padded uppers of durable leather and breathable mesh designed to provide needed support and supreme comfort.
shock absorption to protect the body while exercising core muscles.
biomechanical motion vital to a natural walking state by propelling the wearer into their next step.
Amazon.com Product Description
Now you can get a workout every day without going to the gym when you simply wear the Shape Ups-Optimize fitness walking shoe from Skechers. Its unique heel shape is super cushy and is designed to tone muscles and promote weight loss by wearing them every day. The rolling heel changes the way that you walk, and therefore, strengthens your muscles as you do so.
Amazon.com Product Description
Now you can get a workout every day, without going to the gym, simply by wearing the Shape Ups-Optimize fitness walking shoe from Skechers. Its unique heel shape is super cushy and is designed to change the way that you walk, promoting muscle toning and weight loss.
Customer Reviews
Comfortable shoes--REALLY
The short version is these shoes are better than adverised. The long story is that I have been cursed with extremely high arches. As a result, my feet have given me a lot of pain over the years, and as I age, they only get worse. I have spent a fortune on podiatrists, othopedists and an array of orthotics. I have been willing to try almost anything in order to find shoes I can walk in comfortably so have been on a constant search for any new shoe design that might offer some relief. I read the information on the Sketcher Shape Up shoes, and although they provide physical fitness benefits, I was focused on the design of the sole. The claims of an extremely comfortable and soft shoe bed were enough to get my attention. When I saw them on Amazon.com for about what I usually spend for walking shoes I bought them right away. They have delivered in spades, and I have worn them almost constantly since they arrived. And that is saying something for a real hillbilly. I would recommend them to anyone with sore feet--they are truly like walking on air. The fitness benefits are a welcome additional feature of these shoes. Do your feet a favor--buy them a pair of these--they'll love you forever!
better than mbts
I bought the $300 plus mbts in a sport store and returned them 3 days
later.I liked the design but simply couldn't adjust to the shoe.After an
hour they hurt.I tried for 3 days inside gradually increasing the time
but my feet just hurt more. When I saw an ad in a magazine I thought I'd
try these. Instatly comfortable-wore them for 8 hours the first day.I'm sure theres lots of people that like the other brand but I do think they're overpriced. However if those shoes felt like these I would have
kept them.So luckey me I'll be buying these in another color soon.THANKS AMAZON !!
Bliss for the feet
I researched these shoes a fair bit and decided to purchase them. I am a bit flat footed and I have always struggled to find comfortable shoes. I usually take a size 9.5 but I found the size 10 fits perfectly for me. The shoes are very well made and seem really durable. From the moment I put on the shoes I felt instant comfort, and I didn't really want to take them off! They cushion and support the foot very well and even with the thicker heel it does not feel 'tippy' where you could tip your ankle to the side..just very solid. The physical benefits of the shoes are a great bonus but for me the absolute comfort makes them worth money well spent..wearing them have really inspired me to do alot more walking..my previous footwear was somewhat comfortable but after walking for a lengthy distance left my feet sore but I have not found that at all wearing the Shape Up's. I highly recommend them, I am really thrilled with these shoes and the comfort they give me!
