These are really good looking shoes; however, when I wear them, especially hiking or walking uphill, I am continually hitting the front of the shoe on the pavement, dirt, or whatever.  No, I'm not tripping, but it is really annoying.  The shoes are not that heavy, so it has to be a design thing.  Warning, I just got a notice in Consumer Reports that Skechers has put $80 million in a fund to cover problems that the shoe supposedly tones and does a bunch of other things that it apparently doesn't do. Someone filed a lawsuit, and any one who bought a pair as possible recourse for small monetary settlement. I filed for a credit for my shoes as I am having some problems with them.  Still, I do like the feel of the shoes, and when I am not hitting the front of the shoe on things, they are comfortable to wear.