I have been wanting a pair of Skechers Shape-Ups for some time, but could not get past the other design that had a large rocking shape to the sole. The design just did not appeal to me, so when Skechers came out with the Toners, I was in LOVE!

I bought the Silver and Turquoise color. The turquoise color is a true turquoise, not bland blue like many pictures online may make them appear. The shoes come with 2 sets of laces. One a white color, the other a color that corresponds with your shoe (mine being teal colored).

They have a mesh upper, so they breath well and help prevent your feet from getting too hot. I wear a size 8, which I purchased these in and they fit like a glove. No uncomfortable rubbing of the back ankles or iritation of the top of the feet.

I work a desk job, and spend many hours a day at a computer. So I could definitely feel a differences my first day wearing the Toners. After doing a few hours of housework in them, I was expecting to feel something in my legs. To my surprise, I felt it in my abdomen! It felt like I had been doing a few sit ups. At first I didn't put it together. I just noticed my side muscles ached a little. Finally I thought about the shoes and decided to take them off to see if it made a difference. It did.

After the first day I never noticed any strain in my abdominal muscles again, but I can feel a difference in my legs. After getting use to how they feel walking in them, you don't even notice the way they make you balance.

After 2 months of owning them, I am still enjoying these shoes and adore that they have a more "normal" look to them than the first series. These shoes are worth every penny.