MBT Men's Chapa GTX Trail Shoe

by MBT

Product Features

• Masai Barefoot Technology will strengthen muscles, burn calories, and improve posture.
• The worlds first physiological footwear.
• Join the revolution.
• MBT Chapa Athletic Shoes are a great everyday training shoe with a sleek and smooth appearance. Give your muscles the attention they deserve.

Product Description

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MBT believes in footwear that makes you better from the ground up. MBT: The idea of Physiological Footwear MBT, Masai Barefoot Technology, was invented by Swiss engineer Karl Müller. During a visit to Korea he made the startling discovery that walking barefoot over paddy fields alleviated his back pain. Back in Switzerland, Müller began to develop a footwear technology that would make the natural instability of soft ground such as Korean paddy fields or the East African savannah accessible also to those, who have to walk on hard surfaces. In 1996, after years spent on research and development, Masai Barefoot Technology was mature enough to be launched on the market. MBTs are now available in over twenty countries, and approximately one million pairs of this revolutionary footwear technology are sold every year. How the anti-shoe is pro-body: Because of the specially designed sole, wearing MBTs significantly improves your gait and posture and relieves pressure on your joints and back. It also exercises a large number of muscles, whether you’re walking or standing. This, in turn, stimulates your metabolism, burns extra calories and speeds up muscle regeneration. In addition, MBTs can have a firming effect on abdominal, leg and buttock muscles. The key to MBT is its patented sole structure. The Shank, PU Midsole with Pivot and the Masai Sensor create a soft surface that is akin to walking barefoot on springy moss or on a sandy beach. This creates a natural instability underfoot, which activates the supporting muscle system and has positive effects on the entire body.

MBT technology mimicks walking in barefeet.

Wearing MBT mimicks walking on soft, natural ground. When the heel strikes, the heel sinks into the ground and the body has to stabilize. When the foot rolls forward, there is a controlled rolling over the balancing area towards the ball of the foot. The toe rolls off (without pressure).

MBT's ensure the foot’s natural rolling movement and optimizes pressure distribution over the whole sole.

The Anti-Shoe MBT would like to help people all over the world lead a healthier, more active and happier life. MBT is convinced that human fitness and health are significantly influenced by the way we walk – this conviction has already been substantiated objectively by many scientific studies. MBT therefore attempts to awaken and strengthen the awareness of physiologically correct walking among people world-wide by disseminating the idea and concept of MBT physiological footwear. The benefits of physiologically correct walking can thus be made available to as many people as possible all over the world, in a straightforward and uncomplicated way.

MBT's Masai Sensor creates natural instability, to which the body responds with increased muscle activity.

MBT's Patented Sole Technology The Lasting Board binds the upper and lower parts of MBTs together. The Shank provides firmness to the sole and also ensures the foot’s natural rolling movement and optimizes pressure distribution over the whole sole. The PU Midsole with Pivot triggers an active rolling movement and exercises a large number of stabilizing muscles throughout the entire body when walking or standing. The Masai Sensor creates natural instability, to which the body responds with increased muscle activity. The rubber Outsole protects the Midsole.

Product Description

MBT Chapa Athletic Shoes are a great everyday training shoe with a sleek and smooth appearance. Give your muscles the attention they deserve.

The only walking shoes designed to promote gentle, active rolling instead of repeated compression. If you have ever had foot, knee, joint or back pains when you exercise, you owe it to your body to try MBT Swiss walking shoes.

Makes training more effective, challenging and gentle to your spine.
Biomechanical design strengthens the body and helps to improve the way you use your muscles and joints.
Patented curved layered sole improves posture.
Improve your circulation with every step.
In short, the effects of walking with MBT are both training and massage.

Reduce shocks to your spine and other joints which reduce feet and leg problems.
Relaxes your braced position, erects your vertebral column and relieves your back, knee, pelvis and feet.
Increases muscle activity & circulation which may help reduce cellulite and varicose veins.
Leads to a relaxed, upright posture for more effective, more comfortable walking.
Relieves muscular tension and joint problems for overall better health.

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001HN5L3U
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,595 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MBT shoes rock!, October 18, 2008

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James Knox (Ninilchik, Alaska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MBT Men's Chapa GTX Trail Shoe (Apparel)

These shoes are AMAZING. I'm 57, 50# overweight and work at a hospital where I put in six 12 hour shifts, then have 8 days off. On hard floors I average 6-8 miles of walking a night. I have one flat foot and one with a good arch. My flat foot starts to ache about 1/2 way through the shift. So I and others in this profession have tried just about every new idea that comes down the pike. Z-coils worked well but eventually I settled in to Crocs because of their comfort & coolness- you can take them off easily and so when you sit you can slip out of them and let your feet cool off. But then several of us tried MBTs. I couldn't believe it- no pain in my feet whatsoever, even after long shifts. I found myself on my feet more and moving around. I guess some folk take a few tries at them before they get used to them but I found the day I bought them I could float around in them without any mishap. They do feel different- all your weight seems to be centered in the middle of your foot- kind of a rocker feeling which forces you to keep your balance. Not a shoe to run in but for standing & walking they seem to be the best shoe out there. Until something better comes along I'll be wearing these while I work and at home whenever I'm on my feet for a long time. I guess the only thing I don't like about them is the price- but what price are you willing to pay for comfort on the job? James in Ninilchik, Alaska

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gout Sufferers - This shoe ROCKS...Literally!!!, May 22, 2009

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J. Thomas (Vienna, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MBT Men's Chapa GTX Trail Shoe (Apparel)

Tried this shoe to help me with physical therapy on my knees and cardio-vascular conditioning. Both were extremely painful due to occasional flare-ups of gout (typical for us overweight old farts). Bending the foot at the big toe joint while walking or even riding the bicycle was excruciating.

Since the design of the sole requires a different motion of your foot which rocks through the curved sole (therefore requiring less bending of the toe joint during each step) there is less pain and you can endure more exercises.

If you sufer from the gout, you owe it to yourself to try this shoe so you can return to a fitness routine that otherwise would be too painful to sustain.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These shoes are AWESOME!!!, July 6, 2010

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K. M. Jones "HereToHelp" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MBT Men's Chapa GTX Trail Shoe (Apparel)

Want to get complements on your legs this summer? Wear these puppies 3-4 times a week for a 30 minute brisk walk. The MBT Men's Chapa GTX Trail shoes sure work for me, and I'm a Woman!!! I picked the men's version because I never like the women's color options of any brand of athletic shoe... I picked the 'Pumkin' combo of the Chapa GTX -- gray, white, black with orange accents. Ok, aside from the color, the shoes work like a CHAMP!! I work out about 3-4 times a week, and I've added a 30+ walk per work out day (I walk to the gym) in these shoes and what an added bonus!! I feel my muscles working as I walk and well after. It was a little hard to get used to the feeling of the shoe for the first couple of days... kind of like you're walking on water balloons! I soon got the hang of it, and love this feeling now! Seems like the shoes make me walk with more of a light bounce in my step (even though they're rather heavy) and I definitely walk at a faster pace than normal when I wear these. I don't know if these were made to do all aspects of 'working out' as in on the stair-climber at the gym, but I use them for this too and they're great. Love them, and had been waiting till the price went down just a bit. They are very expensive, but search, search, search on the web and you will prevail...AMAZON!! I found them for about $100 below listed retail. Better start saving up for my next pair! Oh, regarding size, if you want to convert your women's size to their men's, for reference I wear a true 9.5 in women's and I ordered the 41.5-42 M EU / 8.5 D(M) US. Fit perfectly with athletic socks. MBT's rule!!

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