I LOVE WALKING IN THESE SHOES.  I RUN ABOUT 3 MILES A DAY ON THE TREADMILL AND WHEN IM JUST WALKING I WEAR MY SHAPE UPS.  I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN BEFORE BUYING THEM THAT THEY HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THEM.  WHERE I EXERCISE A LOT I DONT GET SORE FROM THEM BUT I CAN TELL THAT THEY DO WORK.