Features :
- Leather upper; rubber sole
- Imported
- Fabric shoe lining
- Firm polyurethane frame supports and stabilizes the foot
- Kinetic Wedge super soft foam midsole designed to absorb shock and provide exercising effect 1 1/2 inch midsole height at center slip resistant rubber outsole
Great for a guy on the go, these comfortable Skechers Shape Ups helps you burn some extra calories when you're going about your daily routine.
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 â€" 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 â€" hold for a count of two, then slowly rock back to the soft heel â€" 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.
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Amazon.com Product Description
Talk about your double whammy! Skecher's Shape Up lace up features signature details that make this casual shoe line so appealing: top-quality leather construction, seaming details for shape, and logo emblems for modern cachet, but with the added bonus of a workout with every step. Designed with a kinetic wedge and specially sculpted outsole, this kick is designed to work your muscles, helping to tone and strengthen your legs, while you go about your day.
Customer Reviews
Love these shoes! (2010-05-17)
I have problems with my feet and knees and am a very large woman, over two hundred pounds, so I took a chance getting these shoes. Since I usually wear double wide shoes I was afraid to buy the wide in the ladies shoe so I bought the wide in the men's at my regular length. It fits perfectly. You do learn how to walk all over again but it's not difficult. Just look at the pictures they send with the shoes. Once I got my Skecher's I realized so many of the women in the nursing home where I work already had and loved them! And what a variety of colors. Even in the black you can get the leather (shiny) look or the suade (duller) look. I got the duller color. Looks good although they are a strange looking shoe. And wear them indoors for a few hours to get used to them. Once you've worn them outside you cannot return them. Not that you will want to !
shoes (2010-05-13)
I have MBTs as well but skechers offers wide. MBTs seem to have better quality footbed but price is much higher. This type of shoe helps relieve footpain if you stand all day. Only Skechers offers wide widths. good buy.
they were to big sent them back still waiting to get them back. (2010-05-13)
dont no when i get them i will let you no check to see when im getting them thank you.
Wonderful results with Skechers Shape Ups (2010-05-04)
I bought my Skecher Shape Ups in early February of this year. I am a 66 year-old male. I had been walking 3 miles per day, but my knees and hips often hurt during and after my walk. The first time I wore the Shape Ups, my knees and hips did not hurt. It is now early May, and they still don't hurt during or after my walks. I have increased my distance to 4 miles per day, and I have cut 1-2 minutes per mile off my time (15-16 minutes per mile down to 14-15 minutes per mile).
I ride a recumbent bicycle 70 miles per week and had noticed some painful calluses on the bottom of my feet caused by the pedals. Because of the thickness of the Shape Up soles, I no longer have the calluses.
In March I bought a second pair so I would have one pair for workouts and a second pair for everyday.
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