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Sketchers Shape Ups Fitness Shoes 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.
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
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The heel sinks comfortably into the soft ground as you step
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You naturally roll forward as your weight shifts to the center and your balance is centered
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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.
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Upper: Superior quality, well padded uppers of durable leather and breathable mesh designed to provide needed support and supreme comfort.
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Sockliner: Soft EVA insole designed to protect the foot.
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Midsole: Firm polyurethane frame designed to support and stabilize the foot.
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Kinetic Wedge: Super soft foam designed for maximum
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Outsole: Long-lasting rubber outsole designed to contribute to
biomechanical motion vital to a natural walking state by propelling the wearer into their next step.
Skechers Women’s Shape Ups-Fitness Junkie Fitness Work Out Sneaker Reviews
happy shoes
I am a nurse on my feet for 11 hour shifts. My feet and ankles don’t hurt at the end of the day like they used to and I can feel the difference when I go for long walks.
Much More Comfortable than MBTs
I bought my first pair of MBTs a few months ago to wear to work and on weekends. Then I bought another pair of MBTs. Then I bought a pair of Sketchers Shape-Ups for weekends. The Sketchers are much more comfortable and seem like they will last much longer than the MBTs, and they are not nearly as ugly. On my first pair of MBTs, the elastic that connects the leather straps over my arch to the side of the shoe is fraying and coming apart. The second pair of MBTs, while the same size as the first pair, are much too small in the toe area, especially on the right foot. I am in pain if I wear those for too long. The Sketchers are extremely comfortable.
People have remarked that my posture improves immediately when I put on the MBTs or Sketchers, and that I seem younger when I wear them. I already loved to walk, but I can walk much farther in the Sketchers without any kind of foot pain. It seems I get less fatigued walking in Sketchers than my normal tennis shoes. I am losing weight in my thighs, butt, and lower abdomen. I am almost down a pants size. However, I have started eating Fucoprotein bars for breakfast when I am at work, so that might also be part of the reason for the weight loss.
