MBT Women's Sport Walking Shoe

by MBT

Product Features

• Masai Barefoot Technology will strengthen muscles, burn calories, and improve posture.
• The worlds first physiological footwear.
• Join the revolution.
• This Shoe Runs ½ Size Small. Order ½ Size Up

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

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.

Amazon.com Product Description

This walking shoe from MBT is like no other sneaker you've ever worn. While its upper gives it the appearance of an ordinary shoe, there's magic happening underfoot: The thick rubber sole is specially designed to increase the muscle activity required for each step while also ensuring a natural, comfortable, posture-enhancing gait.

See all Product Description

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 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: B001RNOJC4
• Item model number: Sport
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,281 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

112 of 117 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I love these!, February 2, 2006

By 

Kendra - See all my reviews

I bought these about six months ago and LOVE THEM LOVE THEM LOVE THEM. I wish all of my shoes would have the same benefit as these do. They are so so comfortable and durable and I can feel how straight my posture is when I wear them. The only negative thing I have to say about these is that these are walkers, not trainers. So, I can't really benefit from them when working out. And, I do not do a LOT of walking for exercise and I don't always want to wear walking shoes out and about. . . I'm kind of a regular shoe person. But, I do wear these as much as I can.

However, when trying to find out if there were new trainer MBTs on the market, I came across Earth Shoes (no, not the WalMart "earth shoes") and recently bought a pair of Earth Shoe Trainers. They also have the negative heel technology (although you MUST order at LEAST a half size larger than you usually wear). I get the same benefit in these when I train! I love these, too. And, they cost a lot less than the MBTs.

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MBT are well worth the $, August 3, 2005

By 

Heidi J. Ferreira "Heidi" (Calif, SF) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

I love thess shoes and did 6 months of research until buying some. Now I can't take them off and don't really want to wear anything else!! They instantly pull your tunmmy in making you use your core muscles, upper legs and behind to stride not your smaller muscles. After just 5 hrs with them on I noticed a big diffrence! I will be buying more I think for the price they are worth it, I'd probably spend less more going to Dr visits from migrains, and back aches. I'd give then 10 stars if I could!

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MBT walkers, August 25, 2005

By 

Dawn M. Harris "Ama$onoholic" (Gaeta, Italy) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

My thighs are sore but not as if I just ran 3 miles. It's a good kind of sore; the kind you can tolerate after a long walk. I've only been wearing my MBTs for 2 weeks now so I haven't noticed any changes yet. I live in a hilly area and I bike 15 miles to and from work everyday so I admit that at first I was skeptical that these shoes would do anything for me. They are proving me wrong. My friends have all commented on how my posture has improved and how my walk seems to be straighter(I usually walk with my feet turned out just a bit) My knees don't hurt as much and my normal shoes just feel aggrivating now. I love my MBTs. I wear them everyday but I think I'll wait a few weeks to see if I'll invest in another pair. I do like the sandals, though. I think I may have to buy a pair.

2115|R2241NN4IUPCUN;2115|R22TGXZDYNKJ4P;2115|R175BU5ABBTSPL;