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MBT Women's MWalk Sneaker | 
| Brand: MBT
Category: Sports
Department: womens
Buy New: $159.00 - $244.99 (On sale from $245.00)
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Fabric Type: Mesh and synthetic
Color: Silver
Media: Apparel
Clothing Size: 37.5-38 M EU / 7.5 B(M) US
Size: 37.5-38 M EU / 7.5 B(M) US
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 12 x 8 x 4
MPN: F-MBT M Walk Silver
EAN: 5696789090582
ASIN: B001HN5IQU
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| Features:
| • | Decreases Stress On Knee & Hip Joints by 19% | | • | Increases Buttock Muscle Activity by 9%, Rear Thigh Muscle by 19%, Lower Limbs by 18% | | • | Improves Posture & Gait, Tones & Shapes The Body, Activates Neglected Muscles | | • | Can Help With Joint, Muscle, Ligament & Tendon Injuries, Back, Hip, Leg & Foot Problems |
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Product Description
MBT's are not just a shoe in the ordinary sense. This product will not only change the way you use your muscles, but will improve the use of your joints and spine. The uniquely designed sole achieves a more active and healthy posture and walk. With each step we take, pressure acts on the foot. MBT's distribute this load evenly, which prevents ailments that can be caused by the concentration of pressure on individual points. Masai Barefoot Technology in Everyday Use: Train muscles, burn calories, protect joints ... while you're doing something else. Shopping, in the office, at home. MBT's act as training equipment, every step of the way. The more you wear MBT's the more your body will feel the benefits. Masai Barefoot Technology is used in Sports: Many professional athletes rely on MBT's for regeneration, prevention and accelerated healing of injuries and in endurance and coordination training. MBT's are perfect for jogging and for training but not for competitions. Masai Barefoot Technology for Medical Applications: MBT's can contribute significantly to alleviating a variety of ailments, and many doctors and physiotherapists like to use them to treat patient. With its special sole construction the MBT places the body in a natural instability which is being compensated by a balancing movement. Stress on joints is relieved by activating the joint near and stabilizing muscle groups. The result is an erect, natural and biomechanical correct gait. MBT can help with back, hip, leg and foot problems as well with medical conditions regarding the muscles, ligaments and tendons. Free included DVD contains training, care & use instructions.
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.
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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 is classic athletic footwear with reflective striping, and it's comfortable and fashionable enough to wear all day--to strengthen your core without any extra effort.
Amazon.com Product Description
This style from MBT features a classic athletic upper with sporty stripes and adjustable lacing. But it's everything your current sneaker isn't, because you get a workout from simply wearing it.
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Great Comfort, easy on my back! August 1, 2007
Julia Beadles (Kansas)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
I read Ana Luiza Welch "TIPSY GIPSY" RSS Feed (Kingston, OK USA)'s review of her MBT shoes, and I'm saying "AMEN SISTER!". I don't own the models she reviewed. I have this one and the one like it, which is green. I'm not too thrilled with the colors, but that's what was available at the place I bought them. I'm NOT a fit person, like she describes, but yet, these shoes are GREAT when I have to go shopping in "big box stores" with their awful concrete floors that just ordinarily would rip up my back. These shoes I can wear and just bounce all over that floor as if I was a healthy three year old... no back pain, no joint pain in my knees.
I've stopped and talked to others wearing their MBT's when I'm out shopping and they love their MBT shoes too. The price is high but they do qualify as medical equipment - so if you have a medical condition that could be improved by walking and extra exercise, and you have a decent medical insurance or flexible spending account (FSA) plan, talk to your doctor, get a prescription, buy those shoes and your insurance should cover it (ask first to be sure but in our case, we had no problem being reimbursed.). We got two pairs with our insurance, with the amount of FSA we had left to work with, and both pairs were covered. So that's something to consider if you need shoes to deal with back pain or knee pain or working on concrete surfaces, but are choking at the cost... well... even without insurance, $250 or whatever this is, it's a lot cheaper then the price of back surgery!!
My main downside with these shoes is that the shoe runs a bit smaller in size, especially for those in a wide width, so I went up a 1/2 size. I might have benefited from a full size larger. As a result, sometimes it's a very tight fit with the thicker athletic socks, so I've had to use thinner socks. I also have to take them off for a while after I've walked, to help my feet cool down.
Love them, but go bigger July 4, 2009
Michaella Levandoski
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I got them the other day, and they are so comfortable. After reading the reviews my mother and I went to a store to determine our sizes, I am half a size larger. HOWEVER my mom has a wide foot and had to go a full size larger. I suggest going to a store (if you can find one nearby) that sells them and getting sized then ordering online if it is cheaper or if the store does not have the color/shoe style you want in stock.
WARNING: the store clerk told us to be careful walking up and down stairs in these shoe as it can feel akward at first. He was right, and you need to be careful on escaltors and getting in and out of the car in them. While it has only been a full day wearing them I already noticed a difference (for the better) in my posture.
I really like these shoes, and would recommend them to anyone who asked.
Amazing shoes!! July 22, 2009
Danielle B. (Wichita KS)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love these shoes and here's why:
I work long hours as a nurse-making rounds between 7 buildings. I began having sharp pain to my right hip that radiated down into my knee. My doctor thought it was inflammation to my lower back...probably from all the walking on hard surfaces and he recommended I change shoes. So I did. After much research I found these. I have never experienced anything quite like these shoes. The first time I wore them I knew that I had found my cure! After a 15 hour day at the hospital, my feet felt great and the hip pain was almost gone. By day 2 in these shoes, all the pain was gone.
Please note: I did not have to buy a size bigger. I do have fairly narrow feet and these shoes were an exact fit. These shoes seem to sit lower on my heel then I'm used to but it really wasn't a problem.
I receive so many compliments on these shoes. Perfect stranger come up to me and want to know all about them.
These shoes are simply amazing and a great investment!
Wow!!! Back Pain is Gone! August 28, 2009
Jessica A. Yassen (FL United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I received my shoes yesterday and wore them for about 6 hours. When I went to bed last night it felt different and I realized that was because I no longer had back pain after wearing for only 1 day! I got a great night of sleep and proudly wearing my new shoes today. I will be ordering another pair for my husband. Make sure you do order at least a 1/2 size bigger because they do run small. I normally wear a 6 1/2 and ordered the 7 after reading other reviews. They are snug at first, but are very comfortable. After reviewing the MBT and Sketchers I decided to go with the MBT brand and I am glad I did. I hope you find as much comfort in your new shoes as I do with mine.
My Husband's Initials August 19, 2009
Charlotte Travieso (New Orleans, LA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought my first pair of MBTs because a friend turned me on to them. (She bought them because MBT is her husband's monogram). I'm on my second pair and absolutely love them. My knee pain is gone, my posture is better, my calves and thighs are getting more and more toned. They are worth the extra $$$. I bought one whole size larger than my regular shoes and have a perfect fit.
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