Sketchers- the new shoe ?

TonyTamer · 02-07-2010, 11:17 PM

I bought my girlfriend some of those new Sketcher shoes for Christmas that are designed to make you have better posture while walking and/or ( I forget ) exercise your lower half better while walking. We are only fair-weather walkers so she hasn't tried them yet. I am curious if anyone here has any experience with them. I am thinking of getting a pair for myself. Thanks for your thoughts.

tessiesasha · 02-08-2010, 02:18 AM

skechers r super comfortable go get them. alternatively u may want to check up vibram 5 toes which are shoes that looks like gloves - it is like walking barefooted a nice sensation when u walk on grass.

suryadaya · 02-08-2010, 04:23 AM

Are those the shoes that have a wobble in them to help increase muscle tone and balance? I just bought a pair of off-brand wobble walking shoes from payless, not for the wobble but because they were on sale and I had no walking shoes. I don't notice that my lower half is any stronger/better/faster, but they are surprisingly comfortable and really neat for freeform dancing around my room to loud music. They don't have the flat-foot limitation of normal shoes, more creative.

I know nothing about the Sketchers though, or if that is what you're even talking about.

TonyTamer · 02-08-2010, 07:29 AM

Yes, I believe those are the ones; there main feature is the slight downward curve of the soles. Vibram 5 sounds nice-I'll check those out. Thanks.

InnerAthlete · 02-08-2010, 12:27 PM

I believe that sole was originally marketed by MBT. I'm not familiar with the Skerchers knockoff (if that's what it is) but the MBT's are the original. I've personally experimented with the Earth negative heel shoes - with mixed results.

The vibram, I have heard, are supposed to be amazing. Of course walking barefoot may be best, depending on the surface on which one is treading.

gordon

TonyTamer · 02-08-2010, 05:50 PM

Thanks Gordon, I may have spelled it wrong but generally it's called Sketchers. It cost $100 so if they were Knock-offs ,they were good ones, I think. I'll google MBT as I am unfamiliar with that acronym. Never heard of Vibram until the above and that is very interesting to me now. Namaste

TonyTamer · 02-08-2010, 06:06 PM

Got it and the proper spelling-added a T. They are similiar. The next stop for me is an investigative trip to the Shoe Carnival, although I hate shopping for anything but groceries.

TonyTamer · 02-08-2010, 11:27 PM

Been studying : If you want horseshoes, ask the racehorses : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muj5b...eature=related They are all using vibrams

02-08-2010, 02:18 AM	#2
tessiesasha pañcaashát Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: where the heart is Posts: 54	skechers r super comfortable go get them. alternatively u may want to check up vibram 5 toes which are shoes that looks like gloves - it is like walking barefooted a nice sensation when u walk on grass. __________________ when you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem

02-08-2010, 12:27 PM	#5
InnerAthlete Mostly Good Egg Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,786	I believe that sole was originally marketed by MBT. I'm not familiar with the Skerchers knockoff (if that's what it is) but the MBT's are the original. I've personally experimented with the Earth negative heel shoes - with mixed results. The vibram, I have heard, are supposed to be amazing. Of course walking barefoot may be best, depending on the surface on which one is treading. gordon __________________ Gordon Kaplan Certified Purna Yoga Teacher (CPYT) Yoga Alliance RYT-500 International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) M.S. Kinesiology, Indiana University http://www.teamyoga.com http://www.yogamojodojo.com http://www.innerathlete.net/forum

02-07-2010, 11:17 PM	#1
TonyTamer shatá Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Winston-Salem,NC Posts: 182	I bought my girlfriend some of those new Sketcher shoes for Christmas that are designed to make you have better posture while walking and/or ( I forget ) exercise your lower half better while walking. We are only fair-weather walkers so she hasn't tried them yet. I am curious if anyone here has any experience with them. I am thinking of getting a pair for myself. Thanks for your thoughts.

02-08-2010, 04:23 AM	#3
suryadaya unlimited Join Date: May 2008 Location: All over. Posts: 163	Are those the shoes that have a wobble in them to help increase muscle tone and balance? I just bought a pair of off-brand wobble walking shoes from payless, not for the wobble but because they were on sale and I had no walking shoes. I don't notice that my lower half is any stronger/better/faster, but they are surprisingly comfortable and really neat for freeform dancing around my room to loud music. They don't have the flat-foot limitation of normal shoes, more creative. I know nothing about the Sketchers though, or if that is what you're even talking about.

02-08-2010, 07:29 AM	#4
TonyTamer shatá Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Winston-Salem,NC Posts: 182	Yes, I believe those are the ones; there main feature is the slight downward curve of the soles. Vibram 5 sounds nice-I'll check those out. Thanks.

02-08-2010, 05:50 PM	#6
TonyTamer shatá Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Winston-Salem,NC Posts: 182	Thanks Gordon, I may have spelled it wrong but generally it's called Sketchers. It cost $100 so if they were Knock-offs ,they were good ones, I think. I'll google MBT as I am unfamiliar with that acronym. Never heard of Vibram until the above and that is very interesting to me now. Namaste

02-08-2010, 06:06 PM	#7
TonyTamer shatá Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Winston-Salem,NC Posts: 182	Got it and the proper spelling-added a T. They are similiar. The next stop for me is an investigative trip to the Shoe Carnival, although I hate shopping for anything but groceries.

02-08-2010, 11:27 PM	#8
TonyTamer shatá Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Winston-Salem,NC Posts: 182	Been studying : If you want horseshoes, ask the racehorses : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muj5b...eature=related They are all using vibrams