I have only had these for 2 days so far.

I really wanted a pair of shape ups. I just didn't want to spend 100 dollars on funny looking sneakers. I found this and thought they were so cute. Unfortunately no store around me had them in my size, I'm a 7. In stores I tried on the 6.5 a big too snug and the 7.5 was tremendous. I tried on the 7 in the regular sneakers and other version of the Mary Janes and they fit so I figured they would work. I ordered them directly from Shoes dot com instead of through Amazon.

I want to point out that although these are cute I don't think they are that comfortable to do the work out video in because of the straps. The platform and the inside of the shoe are very comfortable but when you do those ankle rolls and other movements the straps really pushed down on the bones in my foot.

Doing the video is great because they reminded me of stretches that really work and you don't feel so much tightness after working out in these.

Just walking from my car to the building I work in really cramped up my calves today! Yesterday when I used the video I didn't cramp up but I think that's because the video has great stretches.

My grandmother (who is about 67 yrs old, still young) loves these and wears them everywhere. I will probably just wear them to work and for walks.

I'd recommend these to people who have shape ups and are looking for something a little dressier to wear to work because I don't think you can really do all the movements in them that you do in shape ups, like I said the straps aren't completely comfortable but it's what makes them cuter than the other Mary Janes.

I'm not going to buy another pair of shape ups (yet) and I don't own another pair. I am still going to use these for walks but it's hard to do some of the work outs in the video they recommend.

I think they are really cute but I do have an odd taste of fashion (I wear tuxedo t-shirts and skeleton sweatshirts and I'm just odd) my dad laughed at them. I'm still wearing them and so far no one has given me dirty looks about them. My mom thinks they are cute!