Customer Reviews SKECHERS Performance Shape Ups - Sleek Fit

NO ARCH SUPPORT. I inserted my own arches in these shoes as I require arch support. That said - when I first started a long walk on these (with my own arches inserted), my legs and feet got incredibly tired. This was on a long hike between various stores in Manhattan. However, at the end of my trek, my feet were much less tired and sore as they would have been with any of my other shoes. I believe the stress to the body of walking on hard pavement is spread among many muscles of the body which relieves the constant shock. I do think that these shoes are probably beneficial when used often on long walks. I bought a second pair of a different style. This particular style I had to get 1/2 size larger.

I love them. I don't think I really felt a difference the first couple of times, but after a week I started feeling the difference.

I am a physician that spends ten hours plus on my feet daily. These shoes are the most comfortable shoes I wear. At the end of the day, I do not have back pain or foot cramps. I recommend these shoes to colleagues and patients alike and will probably be buying another pair soon.

Zappos rocks! Love the service and the products. Bought these shoes for work. I work in a hospital and am on my feet a lot. They are really cushy, but it feels to me like they are causing my feet to pronate. Perhaps it is just me, maybe they are actually aligning my feet to a more proper position, so I am still getting used to them. Two other people I work with also bought Shape Ups and they love them.

I ordered the Sleek Fit style after owning the Skechers Shape Ups Metabolize. The Shape Ups are a very fun shoe to wear and great if you are on your feet a lot. I have a 9 1/2 size foot, slightly wide, and usually Skechers work well for me. This mary jane style of the Sleek Fit didn’t form nicely to my foot. The velcro strap was not the answer, as I attempted to tighten the strap, the result was a feeling of the mary jane edge digging into the top of my foot, but there still was no stability of my foot when I took a step. The Metabolize Shape Ups are good as they lace and form nicely to the foot and I wear them for long days at work. I will probably stick with a lace up style in this particular type of shoe for better support on the top of the foot, because of the movement that the sole requires of the foot. Overall the Shape Ups are a great concept in a shoe, and I will consider purchasing the lace up styles in the future.

Disappointing. I am an MBT user and was really hoping that the Skechers Shape Ups would work because I like the appearance and price of the Skechers. I am a dancer and doc so I am very aware of how shoes are made and whether they can help or cause health problems. However, while they may look similar on the outside (i.e. chunky sole), this Skechers model is functionally very different that MBTs: when I wear the Skechers, the way the soft sole is constructed just makes my feet/ankle role inward (very bad if you have normal or flat feet). Also the Skechers bottom isn't as squishy/angled as MBT's so it doesn't have the MBT wobbly effect that forces my thighs/butt to tense up to "work out" while standing or walking. In summary, the Skechers Shape Ups feels just like a regular sneaker with an extra-large cushioned sole, and doesn't have the right amount/location of instability to match the effects of MBT. If you have very forgiving feet and just want a cute walking shoe, this might be right for you. But it definitely isn't going to give you the type of "workout" that MBT's do, and it can cause injuries in anyone with feet or knee problems. (BTW: If you've never used MBT before, imagine yourself trying to balance on one leg while standing on a soft couch or mattress -- all sorts of muscles have to spring into action. A major difference with MBT's is despite the intentional instability effect that it is trying to create, my flat feet feel very well supported and doesn’t cause my arches/ankles from sinking like with the Skechers. Most MBT's in shoe stores are ugly, but Zappos sells tons of good looking styles including one that looks very similar to this one called "Lami."

The sneakers are very cute. Unfortunately, they cut up my feet on my very first four mile walk. I had to walk home barefoot, and proceeded to get blisters on the bottoms of my feet. My feet were a mess for about two weeks. If you are not a real walker they may be perfect. But for me, they were not.