Customer Reviews ASICS Gel-Cardio™

Good Feeling Shoes; Awesome Looks - Now I'm not going to pretend like I know a ton about shoe, but these shoes just feel good. Very soft on the bottom, especially around the heel. I like it better than my old New Balance 811. Although the comfort level is about the same, these look so much better! At first, I though it was a bit tight on the sides, but after a week, it kind of stretched to surround my feet. I get a little sweaty on my feet, but that's just natural with my feet (sadly). Overall, I like these shoes a lot.

Gel Cardio a great shoe overall! I love the look of this shoe. It allows me wear a sports shoe when I'm in the office (on my feet a lot). The comfort level is great. The only gripe I have is the elastic on the tongue is too tight and make my feet uncomfortable. I've kept stretching the shoe open to relax the elastic and I think in time that will be O.K. The size is a bit narrow so if you're close order the wide. I'll buy these again.

Shoe - I found this shoe to be very comfortable and supportive. However, the toe space is a tad narrow for me. I am a diabetic and get numbness in my toes and soles.

Great shoe, wears like a slipper! Asics are my favorite shoes to wear. I own 4 pairs right now. This pair is extremely comfortable, but you have to keep them dry. The inside of the shoe is built with a wetsuit like material. If you get them wet, they will smell musky because they have a hard time drying. As to Zappos, they are awesome! They seem to have no limit when it comes to customer satisfaction. If a shoe doesn't fit just right, I have always mailed them back for free. I might be the pickiest customer they have, but Zappos has never given me a hard time.

Great shoe but.... There is a stitched seam on the insole that goes all the way across the top of your foot. I was surprised to see this not mentioned earlier as it was painful for me to walk in these shoes because of this. I was very disappointed as the shoe feels great to walk in otherwise.

Terrible fit and extremely uncomfortable - In the past, I've bought other ASICS like the GT-120 (walking, working out) and Gel-2120 (running) - both extremely comfortable. Not the most durable sneakers, usually I wear them out in 3-4 months. But worth it. The Gel-Cardio were actually painful to wear from day one. The stretch laces were difficult to tie, and perhaps I pulled them too tight. Within about 5 minutes of walking, I had to take them off. The pain was unbelievable, like I had cut off circulation in my feet. I couldn't keep the laces loose enough to be comfortable. I finally tried them with the laces untied, which actually wasn't that bad. The stretch laces are so short they barely reach the last loop anyway. The fit was more narrow than my other ASICS, so perhaps I need a wider shoe. Interesting design to the tongue - it's attached to the lining, more like a slip-on sneaker. I'm going back to my cross-trainers.