Customer Reviews Ryka Influence

Love these shoes! I tried to love the Zumba brand shoes, which have great colors -- but the Ryka are so much more shoe. Great support, great snugabilitiy in the mid-foot, which I find critical for Zumba.

I love these shoes for zumba class. The circle part on the bottom makes it a lot easier to turn my feet for the dance moves than my old gym shoes. They fit well from the beginning and did not need to be broken in.

The shoes are great, seem sturdy and well made. My only complaint has nothing to do with the shoe, most of the reviews said these ran small so I ordered a half size up and they are definitely too big. I would suggest ordering your usual size for exercise shoes.

Been wearing Ryka for about 10 years and these shoes always fit my needs. This style works well for Zumba and fitness as well.

I love these sneakers. I teach zumba and many other classes and these sneakers are perfect for all of them! They are very light weight and very flexible I highly recommend them! Also Zappos is the best place to buy them without a doubt! They are so helpful and going beyond what I expected. Thank you, Zappos!

I can't really fault the sneaker, it just did not fit me personally. I often have issues needing a wider forefoot and higher toebox. I wish Ryka sold sneakers locally to try fit. I have running shoes but wanted a shoe that would be suitable for Zumba and lateral movement exercises. The 9.5 medium width ended up being too snug. Not sure going up a half size in medium is the way to go. No wides were available. Shoes was very comfortable and felt quite padded. Had it fit, I would have been very happy to keep it. Zappos is a great company and makes buying and returning so easy.

They work very well for me. I purchased based on other reviews. Very comfortable. I do use my own insoles and that makes them perfect for me.

I have wide feet and hammertoes so it's not always easy to find shoes that work for me. I really like these shoes which I use for Zumba. The soles come out which enables me to easily insert my orthotics. The first few times I wore them, there was a bit of "pinching" at one of the ankles, but since they were otherwise comfortable I danced through the pinching and it stopped after a few wears. The shoes are lightweight yet sturdy. They also handle spins and turns very well - really important for protecting your knees! I'm very happy with them. I'm also very happy with Zappos' excellent service and, more importantly, its generous return policy. With difficult feet, you just never know what shoes are going to work well so it's comforting to know that I can sample and return until I find the right pair.