Sketchers Shape Ups – Here’s Skechers Shape Up Shoes for Women, Men, Reviews, Price, Where to Buy Sketchers Shape-Up Shoes and More…

Shape ups are made to help posture along with working your legs out and whatnot. The reason most peoples backs will hurt the first few days is because you have to get you to the posture. Usually your back will stop hurting a couple days after wearing them. I love mine.

I bought these shoes Sept of 2009 and at first I loved them. I am a RN and work 12 hour shifts and it was like walking on a cloud. I have flat feet so my feet would burn after work and the Sketchers Shape Ups minimalized it greatly. However, I noticed an increase in lower back pain when wearing them at first. I have some herniated discs and figured it was temporary muscle soreness from the change in posture these shoes create. A few months later I got pregnant and developed a problem with my SI joints that landed me on bedrest because I couldn’t walk. I thought it was the weight gain that caused it all, but my baby is now 8 months old and my lower back pain is so bad I am in constant pain. My hip joints are shot now too and I can only lay in bed 2 hours max before the pain is so bad I wake up because I can barely move. I had to have MRIs, multiple rounds of cortisone injections and there is talk with my Dr about a L4-S1 lami with fusion. I decided that to help my back I would replace my mattress and buy new work shoes. The new mattress did nothing and this time I tried the Reebok version of the Shape Ups. Within hours of wearing them my back pain subsided and my hips don’t hurt. Now I realize it was the Sketchers that caused ALL those problems! I know they are great for a lot of people, but I think my low back problems and flat feet are a bad combo for that style of shoe. I just hope the damage caused from wearing them isn’t permanent.

I bought my sketchers in September, wore for about 2 weeks out of no where started having problems with both knees
Went to Nuro to find out when wearing them i put pressure on back, pinched nerve is now cutting off feeling to legs, reason for knee pain. Very Unhappy!

I bought 2 pair of Shape Ups a little over a year ago. I wore them all the time and have a job where I walk a lot. I loved them at first. They were so comfortable and my posture is better, my legs felt more toned up. My weight went up but the size was a little smaller so I figured it was shaping me up. However, after about 6 months in each pair of the shoes they must wear down inside and I now have a lot of pain in my knees. I had recommended them to a few friends at work and they have been wearing them and loved them at first but now one girl has numbness in her feet and her hip hurts and the other girl has so much pain in her feet she had to put them up. The only thing I can come up with that makes it this way is, when you wear them down inside a little it makes you walk differently. I noticed my foot started slanting in and I decided today that even though I have spent quite a bit on 2 pair it isn’t worth the pain in my knees. I wish it would have worked out since I loved the way it made my legs feel at first.

I was so excited to purchase my sketchers. I have RA and knew if I could find some shoes that would take the pressure off the top front of my feet, maybe I could loose weight. I started slowly, walking at a wonderful indoor walking track, taking my elderly parents. Great for my feet, I was so excited, but my back started hurting, and I assumed it would get better…correcting my posture…it would be natural to experience some pain, right. Well…after 3 weeks of walking…the pain got so bad, I have made 5 visits a week to 3 different chiropractors since they all treat differently…and have had 6 massages with her working on my lower back. I am still seeing a chiropractor several times a week, am being very careful about bending and crossing my legs and picking up things as instructed by them. I have an apt. with an orthopedic dr. this week…fully expect an mri. Oh how I regret the day. I am accustomed to pain from RA, and have been on much medicine for 20 years…and it has kept me from crippling. I have never taken pain medicine, it just made me feel yucky. But during the past month I have taken darvocet twice a day for it just to take the edge off my back pain. I had never had low back pain before. My sister had brought a pair of sketchers too, but has not used them yet…afraid of the same problem. I know how hopeful I was to have them help me get in shape, but the money I have spent trying to stop the pain has been significant and I’m afraid it’s not over yet. I just could not in good conscience recommend them, it’s just not worth the risk. Mine will never be worn again!

I have had severe knee problems since I wore these shoes..Told me primary about it and…..Went to have an MRI and now my doctor has told me I have a tear in miniscus…am seeing an orthopedic surgeon on Monday….is anyone considering taking them to court for this? please email me at rideneasy2005@yahoo.com
Thanks

I thought they were great at first. Now it’s been 3 1/2 months weaing. A month and a half ago my lower back started hurting and getting worse. I just realizes it might be these shoes. So out they go to see if the lower back pain goes away, I hope.

I have had my tone ups for a couple of months. I love them for my plantars faciitus but now my knee is hurting.
I can’t walk in any other shoes because of the foot problems but it seems like the shoe is causing this knee to hurt.
Don’t know what to do?

I am home after 8 days in the hospital. Was in great shape before I wore the Sketchers. 4 hrs. a week at the Y in exercise and water exercise classes. Wore these shoes in the house. Tried to plug in a vacuum cleaner in a wall outlet. Was thrown off balance. Went over backwards. Broke two ribs and ended up in the hospital. Never had such pain before. I would not recommend these shoes to anyone.

All of these bad reviews on shape ups I’d have to say are coming from the same person, probably the competition. You’re experiencing pain either because you don’t know how to properly walk in them, they aren’t normal tennis shoes people! Or you’ve had such bad posture or walking habits for so many years, and shape ups are trying to correct them. I personally would recommend these shoes to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Best investment in my body. Better than a gym membership.

I looked at these today and i loved the way they felt. I have been reading everyone’s reviews and now i am a little scared! Those with backpain, do you have high arches maybe? I’m just asking to see what could be causing it. i suppose i can buy them and if i begin to hurt sell them on ebay! haha

I’ve had surgery for plantar fasciitis. These shoes are the only ones I can wear without heel pain. My orthodics fit perfectly in them. I would reccommed them highly. I stand for 8 hours a day at work, my shape ups are great!

I have Plantar Facitis heel painand am considering buying apair of shape ups. What are the latest thoughts and feedbacks on these issue and these shoes. I also have some Knee tendon issues

I bought the Sketcher work out shoes. I don’t feel like they are any more of a work out than regular tennis shoes. They are comfortable, but when I wear them for a few hours and then take them off, my middle toes cramp like a Charlie Horse. This same thing happens to my friend who wears them. Save your money.

I bought Sketchers Shape Ups almost 1 month ago. Felt a little awkward at first then became pretty comfortable. Tried to work up – wore them gradually more each time I wore them. Last Sunday woke up with back pain bilat. lower lumbar area which progressed to excruciating muscle spasms and severe pain. I couldn’t get up out of bed for 2 days. Finally made it to the chiropractor who also thought I may have kidney stones. Urine negative. SLOWLY getting better. Returning my shoes today. I can’t risk more of that kind of pain!

My skechers are the most comfortable shoes that I have ever owned. I walk up to 5-miles a day on hard surfaces for work, have had a broken tibia, and an ACL replacement in my right leg and a broken left ankle. Walking in these shoes eliminated the trauma to these injuries. I fell much better at the end of the day! I have recommended them to several friends and a few strangers…

i am really disappointed in these shape up shoes i have had them less then 2 months and they r falling appart what a waste of money the insides of shoes are coming out they not holding up at all

I bought Sketchers for my heel problem, the doctor said they were fine. After a few weeks I started getting muscle spasms and painful cramps in my calves at night. I stopped wearing them and the cramps and spasms stopped. Does the manufaturer refund the price if the shoes cause problems?

I purchased sketchers shape-ups sandals around Mother’s day as a gift to myself. And I love wearing them. They are so comfy and make me want to just keep walking. I also like the added height, since I’m short. But recently I’ve had lower back pain, that is manageable during the day with ibuprophen, but worse when sleeping. And getting up in the morning is very painful. I thought maybe it was from over doing it on a bike ride last weekend, but now I’m thinking it might be from the shoes. I hope not because they are the most comfortable shoes I’ve ever had. I don’t know if I should stop wearing them or not. I wear them to work, and walk my dog about 60 minutes a day in them.

I bought my Shape Ups about 3 weeks ago. I’ve been walking a couple miles a day in them. As much as I want to be able to wear these, I’m experiencing alot of pain in one of my knees now. The pain goes away after a couple of days not wearing them. I’m so disappointed in my Shape Ups and feel like I just threw $100 away. I don’t think I would recommend them to anyone.

Purchased Shape Ups in December ’09.
Loved them, wore them everyday for 2 months.
Oh my aching back and left hip !!

Chiropractor and Prednisone, thought it could
be Kidney Stones !!

I’m sure it’s the shoes. For some they are wonderful, for others a painful experience.
Not for me . I’m selling mine 10 1/2 on ebay !!

I have had the Skecher shape ups since Dec. I truly loved them at first, very comfy, followed the DVD and did what was told. Built up to walking 2 miles a day and had muscle pains in my thighs, now I am seeing a chiropractor for lower back problem (2 herniated discs). She advised me not to wear the shoes while under going treatment. Must say, I am alittle leary to start wearing them again as I don’t know if they would help or make my back problems worse. Anyone have experiences like this?

I am looking forward to recieving my pair of sketchers shape ups! I am working as a CNA currently and I have to stand and walk alot. Even in my best pair of Nike tennis shoes my feet, legs and lower back are cramped after 8 hours. I don’t have any experience with the shape ups as of yet, but will return with more information with my experience when I recieve them. I would reccomend for those with back pain to visit a local chiropractor if necessary and only if you have not had any surgeries on your back or hips. I think If I start to feel back pain after use of the Shape Ups this is where I would begin so that I could make sure my back is in alignment and hopefully the Shape Ups will contribute to keeping it there. I will return with my update within a few weeks.

I also came to this site searching google for these kinds of rocker shoes and lower back pain. I’m old (63) now but in good shape, have done a lot of ballroom and belly dancing in my life, involving posture/back work, isolations, and yoga-type stuff. I feel good all day on these shoes, but am burdened with lower back pain in the night when I sleep, every day waking up with a real desire not to stand up at all for the pain. It goes away with an aspirin and moving around, then doesn’t come back til I tire in the evening or at night when I sleep. Interesting comment above about people with herniated disc. Maybe we suffer more. I had such a disc last year and completely got rid of that pain through movement and acupuncture. I am pretty sure it came from too much bending over a computer without stretching. So I thought the recent lower back pain was the same thing. Now from the comments I see it’s probably the rockers. When my back got herniated, I never felt a thing: I couldn’t walk one day because my leg muscles had been overused taking up the workload from my injured spine. It was the leg muscles that had to be repaired. THIS TIME: it has been lower back pain the whole time, and no leg muscle pain at all. I’m going to stop wearing the shoes and see if it all goes back to old-age “normal.”

I went for a walk with my new shape ups and within 2 days had excrutiating back pain to the point of not being able to walk for a few days. When my lower back seemed to be getting a little better I went for another walk in my skechers. Once again my lower back had flared up and I now am on prednisone trying to reduce the inflammation. I will not wear them anymore. I believe the lower back pain is a real issue for some of us with herniated discs.