MBTs

chigli

Not sure if this is the right forum - so if it needs to be moved thats fine.

I am thinking about getting a pair of MBT shoes - and am wondering does anyone actually have a pair? Are they as good as made out? Do they really work? Roughly how much are they?

Thanks in advance

simu

They're around €180 afair and I've heard good reports on them too although I haven't tried them myself.

dame

I have a pair. They cost me 200 euro. I find them extremely comfortable and love to wear them for that reason but I don't know if they're doing all that much to benefit me healthwise. They do seem to have made my posture better however (I got them at end of last Oct and wear them at least half of every week). At the start they took a bit of getting used to and I felt like I was almost bouncing along but now I'm so used to them I don't really notice that any more. I do notice a difference when I wear my other shoes though. I have an old pair of Ecco's which were my confiest shoe until the MBT's but they seem so flat now and I seem to have a slight ache in the arch of my foot when I get home and can't wait to get my slippers on instead. The first few days I wore them they did feel a bit uncomfortable on the arch of my foot after a while.

On the internet I saw claims of miracle back cures from wearing MBT's but to honest I still have a stiff hip some days, even wearing the MBT's. I'd advise trying on a pair in the shop and wearing them up and down around the floor for as long as they'll let you. It's a lot to pay for, let's face it, an ugly shoe. If you don't feel like you'd wear them then don't buy them and don't be expecting miracle cures. I'm sure they do help people with problems but perhaps not every problem. I think they do help the calf muscles too. I certainly hace good legs (if I say so myself)!

Stench Blossoms

My mother has a pair. She says their great for walking but tbh I think they look horrible.

simu

Yeah. If anyone has any suggestions as to how to make tham look cooler, twould be appreciated too!

dame

Wear big wide very long flares??? I only wear mine under jeans ever. I kinda hope they look like trainers then. I think they look worse on men than they do on women though. It's sort of OK for women to wear funny shoes but a man wearing anything different with his work clothes? Looks ridiculous! Saw a man sit down on the Luas one morning and his pants rode up to reveal a massive pair of these things....not a good look under a pair of smart chinos!!