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MBT Women's Kaya Mary Jane

MBT Women's Kaya Mary Jane

MBT Women's Kaya Mary Jane
From MBT

List Price: $249.95 - $250.00
Price: $104.99 - $249.99

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Product Description

Footwear with a unique sole construction that mimics the feeling of walking barefoot on sand, activating muscles throughout the body and relieving stress on joints.


Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1496 in Sports & Outdoors
  • Size: Euro 36 1/3/US Ladies 6.5
  • Color: Chocolate
  • Brand: MBT
  • Fabric type: Leather or nubuck leather
  • Dimensions: 4.00 pounds

Features

  • Activates neglected muscles
  • Improves posture and gait
  • Tones and shapes the body
  • Can help with back, hip, leg and foot problems
  • Reduces stress on knee and hip joints

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

MBT believes in footwear that makes you better from the ground up.

MBT: The idea of Physiological Footwear
MBT, Masai Barefoot Technology, was invented by Swiss engineer Karl Müller. During a visit to Korea he made the startling discovery that walking barefoot over paddy fields alleviated his back pain. Back in Switzerland, Müller began to develop a footwear technology that would make the natural instability of soft ground such as Korean paddy fields or the East African savannah accessible also to those, who have to walk on hard surfaces. In 1996, after years spent on research and development, Masai Barefoot Technology was mature enough to be launched on the market. MBTs are now available in over twenty countries, and approximately one million pairs of this revolutionary footwear technology are sold every year.

How the anti-shoe is pro-body:
Because of the specially designed sole, wearing MBTs significantly improves your gait and posture and relieves pressure on your joints and back. It also exercises a large number of muscles, whether you’re walking or standing. This, in turn, stimulates your metabolism, burns extra calories and speeds up muscle regeneration. In addition, MBTs can have a firming effect on abdominal, leg and buttock muscles.

The key to MBT is its patented sole structure.
The Shank, PU Midsole with Pivot and the Masai Sensor create a soft surface that is akin to walking barefoot on springy moss or on a sandy beach. This creates a natural instability underfoot, which activates the supporting muscle system and has positive effects on the entire body.

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MBT technology mimicks walking in barefeet.


Wearing MBT mimicks walking on soft, natural ground.

When the heel strikes, the heel sinks into the ground and the body has to stabilize. When the foot rolls forward, there is a controlled rolling over the balancing area towards the ball of the foot. The toe rolls off (without pressure).
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MBT's ensure the foot’s natural rolling movement and optimizes pressure distribution over the whole sole.


The Anti-Shoe

MBT would like to help people all over the world lead a healthier, more active and happier life. MBT is convinced that human fitness and health are significantly influenced by the way we walk – this conviction has already been substantiated objectively by many scientific studies.

MBT therefore attempts to awaken and strengthen the awareness of physiologically correct walking among people world-wide by disseminating the idea and concept of MBT physiological footwear. The benefits of physiologically correct walking can thus be made available to as many people as possible all over the world, in a straightforward and uncomplicated way.

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MBT's Masai Sensor creates natural instability, to which the body responds with increased muscle activity.


MBT's Patented Sole Technology

The Lasting Board binds the upper and lower parts of MBTs together.

The Shank provides firmness to the sole and also ensures the foot’s natural rolling movement and optimizes pressure distribution over the whole sole.

The PU Midsole with Pivot triggers an active rolling movement and exercises a large number of stabilizing muscles throughout the entire body when walking or standing.

The Masai Sensor creates natural instability, to which the body responds with increased muscle activity.

The rubber Outsole protects the Midsole.

Amazon.com Product Description
The maryjane is back--with a new attitude that includes an adjustable Velcro strap and stylish contrast topstitching. Wear the Kaya for work or play--and get great core training from the patented MBT Sensor built into each sole.

From the Manufacturer
MBT shoes are physiological footwear--the first footwear that has a positive effect on the entire body. MBT stands for "Masai Barefoot Technology." Their innovative design includes a multi-layered, curved sole which makes for a unique and rewarding walking experience. The key to MBT is its patented sole structure. The shank, PU midsole with Pivot and the Masai Sensor create a soft surface that is akin to walking barefoot on springy moss or on a sandy beach. This creates a natural instability underfoot, which activates the supporting muscle system and has positive effects on the entire body. Wearing MBTs significantly improves your gait and posture and relieves pressure on your joints and back. It also exercises a large number of muscles, whether you’re walking or standing. This, in turn, stimulates your metabolism, burns extra calories and speeds up muscle regeneration. In addition, MBTs can have a firming effect on abdominal, leg and buttock muscles. Wearing MBT shoes can also be a therapeutic tool for back, hip, leg and foot problems. At MBT they don't believe in shoes. They believe in footwear that makes you better from the ground up.


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Customer Reviews

Amazing! Gift from God5
My first MBTs; these mary janes work for me and I have chubby feet. I do not find the straps too short and the heel does not slip up and down. I went with my regular shoe size even though I understand most people go a size up. They feel a little tight when standing, but when walking they are like extensions of my feet and feel great. I bought them in Seattle, walked (rolled) out of the store with them on and walked around the city the rest of the day. They did not take any "getting used to." (I had been wearing more fashionable, but still practical shoes and my feet were aching.) A few days later I walked 3.5 miles uphill and downhill in them with no problems. Usually, my hip bothers me for the last mile or so, but not with these shoes on! And the walk went faster than usual and was much more fun. I got them in denim and they look great with dark jeans. I am so impressed with them that I am considering taking them on an adventure tour in Costa Rica for hiking. They seem to perform fine on rocks and uneven terrain.

These are the shoes for plantar fasciatis5
For years I've become more and more sedentary because my heels hurt SO MUCH due to plantar fasciatis.

With these shoes (I have 2 pairs of MBTs) I can be on my feet for 10 hours straight and not feel a bit of strain. This is on the level of a miracle cure! It's amazing to me that these shoes were never prescribed or suggested to me by the foot surgeons/physical therapists i've been to.

I do find them hot, as did the last reviewer. But small matter compared to the new lease on life (or being on my feet, anyway!)

For $250 I should give it zero stars2
I would like these shoes a lot better if two things weren't so bad.

1. The maryjane straps are really short. I have narrow, small feet so anyone with larger, um... meatier feet should go with something else. When the straps are closed they dig into my feet and really are annoying and not very comfortable. I can't imagine how much worse it would be if my feet were thicker.

2. The shoes slip up and down on my heels when I walk - and not just a little. It's like the shoes come off with every step.

I'm going to return them and try the sneaker version. I've heard such great things about this brand and really want to give them a shot.

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