I got a pair of Sketcher's Shape Up's yesterday and wore them for the first time today and I have fallen in love. Being a larger person and having arthritis, bad knees, and a bad lower back, I instantly noticed a difference the second I put them on.
Because of the unique shape of the sole and the lack of a heel, you are forced to stand, and walk differently in them. At first (before I got used to walking in them) I clomped like a horse. But once I learned to walk and balance in them I could feel them actually starting to work. I felt pressure where the arch of my foot should be (im so flat footed that you cant slip a piece of papers between my foot and the ground) I noticed a shift in the muscles in my gluts, my shins, and my back. I put them on at 1:00pm and took them off at 7:30pm and I did a significant amount of walking and never once felt pain in my lower back, nor my knees.
Though the minute I took them off and went to walk into the kitchen my knees started hurting again and i had instant pain in my lower back. So from 7 hours of no pain to slipping off the shoes and in pain, I almost want to lace them back up and live in them.
Im giving these shoes a 9 out of 10. I am scoring them this way because the price of the shoes keeps it from being affordable to everyone, but trust me, in my humble opinion, well worth the money.
Sketcher Shape Up Review
I got a pair of Sketcher's Shape Up's yesterday and wore them for the first time today and I have fallen in love. Being a larger person and having arthritis, bad knees, and a bad lower back, I instantly noticed a difference the second I put them on.
Because of the unique shape of the sole and the lack of a heel, you are forced to stand, and walk differently in them. At first (before I got used to walking in them) I clomped like a horse. But once I learned to walk and balance in them I could feel them actually starting to work. I felt pressure where the arch of my foot should be (im so flat footed that you cant slip a piece of papers between my foot and the ground) I noticed a shift in the muscles in my gluts, my shins, and my back. I put them on at 1:00pm and took them off at 7:30pm and I did a significant amount of walking and never once felt pain in my lower back, nor my knees.
Though the minute I took them off and went to walk into the kitchen my knees started hurting again and i had instant pain in my lower back. So from 7 hours of no pain to slipping off the shoes and in pain, I almost want to lace them back up and live in them.
Im giving these shoes a 9 out of 10. I am scoring them this way because the price of the shoes keeps it from being affordable to everyone, but trust me, in my humble opinion, well worth the money.
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