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Reader Reviews : Toning Shoe Reviews from Walkers

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Updated October 02, 2010

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Toning shoes promise to be a gym in a shoe, toning your buns and giving you a better walking workout. What brand and model of toning shoes have you tried? How have these toning shoes performed for you? Are you feeling more of a workout? Are they comfortable? Have you had any problems while wearing them?

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Chung Shi Balance Step Shoe Review

A must have. I bought them after experiencing heel pain, which I later found out may have been plantar fasciitis. After wearing these, your feet will be spoiled!! It is a lot to spend on a pair of sh…More

MBT Men's Safiri Shoe Review

MBT stands for "Masai Barefoot Technology". This is one of several designs (e.g., Mephisto Sano) that boast a "roll-forward" design that includes a certain amount of instability in support so that y…More

Ryn X-Run

After two years of wearing my Z-Runs during my daily walks, it is finally time to replace them, although I could honestly get another 3-6 months out of them. The quality is impeccable, and I enjoy we…More

Dr. Scholls Fitness Walkers

I recently bought these at Sears because they were on sale and I just wanted to know if rocker bottom tennis shoes are good shoes to walk in. I am a beginner walker looking to lose some weight. I hav…More

MBT Ice Review

I sport walking daily and my MBT's finally worn out. I changed shoes to Reebok easytone. Big mistake -- after 3 weeks I started having symptoms of shin splints (very painful, made me want to cry with…More

New Balance Rock and Tone 1442 Shoes

I'm a distance walker. I got the 1442's for their comfort with my orthotics for my neuromas. I have tried many styles of shoe, but these are the BEST by far. After 4 months, they are showing very lit…More

Easy Spirit Anti Gravity

I really like the ES anti gravity. I also have a pair of Avia rockers and so far I love them but have only been wearing them in the house for my cardio. Back to the Easy Spirit. For me, they are real…More

Chung Shi Toning Shoes

Pros are almost endless - soreness in your muscles so you can physically feel what muscles are being worked. Another amazing pro is that my arches are supported and actually massaged when I walk. The…More

Dr. Scholl's Toning Shoes

Feels like i am walking on air and defying gravity. I kind of bounce along. I can feel my glutes, hip muscles and posterior leg muscles working. I miss it if I cannot walk. Have been doing about one …More

SpringBoost Shoes

I had been in the market for Toning shoes to see if they would help a hamstrings problem and was able to purchase the SpringBoost shoe for a great price approx 75% of original price at first my calve…More

Skechers Comfortable but no Toning

While I found that my bottom is not anymore toned than before I purchased my Skechers, and I have not loss any weight, if one is looking for a shoe that is comfortable to wear, then I highly recommen…More

Good Results with Shape-Ups

These shoes have made an incredible difference in my posture. I am standing up straighter and walking the correct way now. When I started walking for recreation, I had to work up to walking in them f…More

Skechers Shape-Ups Great at Work

The only con I have,of course it may just be me, I find it a problem when I have to bend down to pick something off the floor.I feel I'll fall over if I don't hold on to something,So I try to be very…More

Skechers Motivate to Walk

They are very comfortable to wear. I like the bounce feeling.They definitely make you want to walk more. I've begun wearing them as my regular sneakers and my feet don't hurt anymore.In the beginning…More

MBT Kisumu Shoes Helped with Foot Pain

The biggest "problem" with wearing "toning" shoes for foot issues is that everyone comments on them. Every day I hear, "reviewers say that they don't really tone!" This requires me to explain that I …More

FitFlops - No Results

Not really worth it. I have experienced no "new" results from wearing the FitFlops. I believe there are many other options for "walking sandals" available that are much more comfortable for walking. …More

Chung Shi Shoes - Happy Repeat Customer

My friends are too cheap to correct their body pains unless it is covered by insurance. They walk like old men while I walk with the bounce of a young man. Yes, they may be only manufactured psychic …More

Reebok EasyTone Shoes User Review

I am indifferent about the continued toning effects of the shoe, especially for the price point. I can do squats in my new Nike's and get better results. I only purchased them because of the marketin…More

FitFlop Roma Sandals Feel Great

These toning sandals have a heel and ankle strap that keeps your foot in the correct place so you can use a full walking stride. They look great to wear with shorts, slacks or dresses. I don't have a…More

FitFlop Walkstars Shoe Review

Starting last summer, I began walking 20 minutes from the train station to my office instead of taking the subway. I was able to shave time from my gym workouts by getting in the additional 40 minute…More

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