There has been an onslaught of athletic shoe commercials claiming they now make the best shaping and toning work out shoe. We have the Sketchers Shape Ups, the MBT's, and now Reebok has come out with a shoe promising to lift and tone you butt. I have to wonder what consumers have to say after having tried them. Which one is the best?
I could go into the dynamics of how each show works and what benefit they have on all the muscles they "allegedly" work, but what it boils down to is what you really think of them after having tried them yourselves.
Not having the actual monetary access to own a pair of these shoes myself, I searched on line for valuable consumer opinions to see if any of these shoes were worth saving my pennies for. The feedback was overwhelming. One consumer in particular was able to try all three work out shoes and her over-all pick was the MBT. Though she states that the Sketchers Shape Ups, running roughly around $110, and the Reebok Easy Tone, running approximately $95, were cheep in comparison to the MBT's, she claims that if you buy these shoes you will get what you pay for. In so many words, they amount to nothing in comparison.
Called the antishoe it is the consumer consensus that this shoe is the one that provides the full benefit of what it says it will do. "I've had my MBTs for 2 years and have been sweating in them since I got them. They are as ugly as they appear online and people always stare (not compliment) when they see me in them but with the calories I'm burning, I'm happy to explain all about the MBT technology and its exercise benefits." says one consumer who had the wherewithal to do a head-to-head comparison on each shoe. According to her the Sketcher's Shape Ups come close as far as aesthetics, but don't give you the full beneficial workout they so boastfully claim in their commercials because of their inability to grip the pavement. It should also be kept in mind that though Reebok's Easy Tone may look nice, that's was not what they were designed to do. Apparently they don't meet the challenge.
There you have it, the MBT's won the race. They may cost anywhere from $130 all the way up to $390, but according to real live people, they're worth every penny. Now you have it straight from the horses mouth. If you so choose to accept the challenge of trying these shoes yourself you can find them on www.footwearetc.com, www.zappos.com , or http://www.naturalizer.com . They can also be found locally at Romax shoes, located in Seattle at 1512 4th Ave.