I love the look of this shoe and the price is reasonable in the insane world of athletic shoe costs but this shoe is completely impractical for cross training, running impossible, walking challenging. My reason is the height of the ankle. It's quite high but not high enough to be a high top nor low enough to be worn under the ankle bones. When I walked around I could feel all the upper edges of the shoe touching delicate skin, no problem but after an hour of any foot or ankle movement, blisters or sore spots would be moving in. Too bad. Overall the shoe feels at least a half size too big with a big toe box, almost fits like a wide. (My shoes were size 8m) The footbed and sole felt soft and cushy but I cannot see ever wearing these shoes for any real gym or fitness use. Narrow footed girls, beware. And regular footed girls be warned.