Just a thought, but wouldn't an uneven surface on the shoe possibly lead to twisting an ankle? If that happened you would probably gain weight since you would have to be on your ass for a while :-)

I have a inflamed neurone in my foot which is caused by over strecthing in my calf muscles. I was told i need to improve the fitness in my calf in dramatic time. Would the shoes be suitable for medical as such?

IS there anyone that has these and can say that it really works????

Didn't they used to be called Dr. Scholls exercise sandals.

You don't feel the uneven walking surface so you're no more likely to twist your ankle than in any other shoes. They are very comfy--much more so than Dr. Scholls wooden sole-which I don't think exercised the foot--I think it tried to put the foot in proper alignment with arch and metatarsal support.
I took these shoes off after wearing them for the day and then walked up a flight of stairs....my legs felt like I had worked out. We'll see what kind of effect they have

I bought the fit flops through Bath and Body works website. I wear them at work wear I am on my feet all day and I love them. The only complaint I have is that the strap makes the top of my foot a little sore but I can deal with it. Love them so much I bought a second pair!!

For some reason, walking on an uneven surface all day does not sound healthy to me. Would not this hurt your back also? Is this not the same as walking in a high heal type shoe with the spike as the shoe heal?

I have flat feet. Would these shoes be OK for me? Or would it affect my feet and knees?

From the description they don't sound much different then the old Dr Scholl's shoes from years ago.

Avon is selling a shoe very much like a FitFlop - except it's more of a sandal. They look awesome and supposedly does the same thing. It's a Curves product. (that circuit exercise class for women). I just ordered a pair, so I hope they don't sell out first!

I've always had trouble with the hard strip that goes between the toes. Is there a way to get used to this without rubbing blisters?

If they were called Dr. Scholl's, I don't remember for sure. But I do remember having those sandals that were supposed to exercise the legs, and I do remember feeling it in my calves a bit when I wore them. It was work to walk in them, but not uncomfortable. If these fitflops are reasonably priced, I wouldn't mind having a pair. I'm a flip-flop ho. I'm totally addicted to fun, attractive, comfortable flip-flops! If they sparkle, even better. And, if they can possibly make my rear look better, omg, even better yet! lol Who doesn't want to have a nicer looking tush? :o)

I definitely feel muscle fatigue after wearing the fitflops. I wore them to the mall today-did the full mile and a half circuit (plus the extra distance through a couple of stores--can't miss a shopping opportunity). We'll see how I feel tomorrow.

I BOUGHT TWO PAIR, AND A GIRL AT WORK THOUGHT THEY WERE SO CUTE, AND WENT AND BOUGHT A PAIR AFTER I EXPLAINED WHY I BOUGHT THEM. THE NEXT DAY, ALL THE WOMEN IN MY OFFICE ARE WEARING THEM. I HAVE WORN THEM CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THURSDAY, AND HAVE NOT HAD A BIT OF TROUBLE. I WORK IN THE YARD IN THEM, WEAR THEM TO DINNER, WORK, SHOPPING,ETC. THE BIG SURPRISE HERE, IS I HATE FLIP FLOPS. I ALWAYS WEAR MY TENNIS SHOES. I AM A CHANGED WOMAN! THE MATERIAL BETWEEN THE TOES IS SOFT, SO I DON`T GET BLISTERS, OR SORE. THEY AREN`T SLICK EITHER IF THEY GET WET. YOU STILL HAVE TRACTION ON THE BOTTOM, AND ON TOP. I SAW WHERE THEY WILL HAVE A BLUE PAIR COMING OUT IN MID JUNE...CAN`T WAIT TO GET THOSE TOO. WE GOT OURS AT BATH AND BODY. :)

I just bought a pair today and I LOVE THEM!!! I know it sounds too early to make that assertion, but I usually don't like flip flops ... for the same reason others have mentioned, which is that the piece between the toes usually bothers me. These are less like flip flops and more like an open athletic shoe. They are soooooooo comfortable. I wear a 9 1/2 and despite the website recommendation, I went down a size to a 9. The 9's fit nice and snug and I felt more like I was "working out" then in the 10's where I felt like I was concentrating on keeping the shoe on my foot. I don't think you can go wrong with these shoes!

"FLITFLOPS" SOUND VERY ATTRACTIVE -- I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THEM. BUT NOW I'M GOING TO MAKE SOME CALLS & EXPLORE THE NET LOOKING FOR THEM IN MY AREA.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH "CROCS" (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF):

I ADMIT TO BEING AN AVID "CROCKS" WEARER (BUT I BOUGHT THE CHEAPER COPY-CATS FOUND IN GIANT RETAIL STORES). I OWN 7 PAIRS -- MANY COLORS AND EVEN PATTERNS. I WOULD BUY MORE IF & WHEN I FIND THEM IN COLORS I STILL WANT.

IN LATER YEARS SHOES HAVE BEOME A LITERALLY PAINFUL PROBLEM FOR ME. I HAVE PROBLEM FEET -- SIZE 7W WITH NONDIABETIC NEUROPAHTY IN BOTH FEET AND THICK FUNGAL TONAILS. HAVE FOUND VERY FEW SHOES THAT I CAN TOLERATE.

THESE "CROCS" -- UNGLSAMOROUS,CLUNKY-LOOKING AND SUPER-CASUAL RUBBER-LIKE SCUFFS ARE SO INCREDIBLY COMFORTABLE THAT I WAS HOOKED THE MOMENT I SLIPPED MY FEET INTO THEM MAYBE A YEAR AGO AND BEFORE I'D EVEN HEARD OF THIS SHOE AND ITS POPULARITY.

THE PRICE WAS RIGHT (UNDER $10.OO!) - THEY'RE SO LIGHTWEIGHT -- THEY CLING COMFORTABLY TO MY FEET AND CAUSE ABSOLUTELY NO CHAFING OR BLISTERS -- NO SLIPPIING OR SHIFTING TO THROW ME OFF BALANCE -- THEY DON'T SLIP AND SLIDE ON THE WALKING SURFACE --AND MY FEET ARE WELL VENTILATED, SO NO PERSPIRATION OR ODOR. AND KEEPING THEM CLEAN IS ALMOST EFFORTLESS.

I'VE LIVED IN FLORIDA 50 YEARS AND NOW AT LAST ENJOY WEARING THESE "RAINPROOF" WONDERS ON MY BARE FEET --GETTING WET DOESN'T HURT THEM A BIT (NO SOLES OF EXPENSIVE LEATHER SHOES TO COME UNGLUED AND STAY SOGGY FOR DAYS --- AND NO FABRIC OF SNEAKERS AND SOCKS TO GET DIRTY AND SOAKING WET) AND,TO BOOT,. MY UNSIGHTLY FUNGAL TOENAILS ARE CONCEALED.

MY ONLY COCERN IS THAT THE SOLES OF MY "CROCS" ARE WEARING OUT QUICKLY -- THE FORWARD PART OF THE SOLES ARE BECOMING DANGEROUSLY THIN UNDER MY WEIGHT AND WITH FRICTION OF VARIOUS MOTIONS. IF I WORE THEM ONLY ON THICK GRASSY LAWNS, THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBEM --BUT NOTHING SHARP OR GRITTY. AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!

TO SUM UP, IF "FLITFLOPS" ARE EVERYTHING THEIR WEARERS SAY, I'LL BE AMAZED! HOW CAN A "FLIP FLOP"POSSIBLY HAVE THE MANY POSITIVE FEATURES OF A "CROCK" TYPE SHOE? I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE AND WEAR THEM! THEY'D BETTER BE REALLY HEALTHFUL "WORKOUT" SHOES. AND WHAT DO THEY COST?
BARB

What about the men?

They cost $68.00 a pair. I'll wait for a cheaper knockoff thank you.

i had a pair and it cause groin cancer

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I'd like to teach the world to type
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I'd like them all to buy a book
that gives them help for free

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Traveling Lady--
My fitflops cost $39.95+s&h from Bath and Body Works--they are the same price in the Bliss Catalog.
People are selling them for $68 on ebay but they are taking advantage of their buyers due to the high demand right now.

I purchased a pair of the $235 Masai Barefoot Technology shoes that work on the same idea. I did not wear them much, because they are wonderful to walk in but uncomfortable to stand in. A problem for city walkers.

Even still, a few months after purchasing, I started to have foot problems and amoung them heel spurs. Some of this comes from weakness/ injury to leg and feet muscles. I wonder if the shoes were the problem. Did I not wear them enough? Would it have better if I had finished the process or I am lucky I quit when I did. There wasn't anyone to ask.

I hesitate to ask how many people are hurting themselves with these shoes. Tight butt muscles for some, but for others this may be a diaster.

TREASURE YOUR FEET!

How about everyone just get into the gym and stop taking the easy way out. There is no replacing a REAL workout. Anytime you hear about a product that helps you lose weight or get in shape without diet and actual excercise, it's bunk!

I work at Bath and Body works in a small town in Illinois. I wear the fit flops when I walk my dog and I can tell such a difference in which muscles are being used! Also, I used to be a dancer, so my knees have been overused and are often sore, but these fit flops are so comfortable and really absorb the shock to my knees. I even jog in them sometimes for short distances. As for the price, they are not $68 in my store, they are $39.95, but I purchased mine during a sale that made them $19.95 with any twenty dollar purchase. Since we first got these shoes in our store we have had people from all over the United States calling for them. I think they are great and fully recommend them to anyone!

I work at Bath and Body Works and thought great one more thing we have to sell. Being on my feet several hours there I decided to try them. I have to say in all honesty "they are great!" I have one flat foot and fibromyalgia so I had my concerns. You can actually FEEL which muscles are worked yet they are very comfortable. I had awful heel pain from being on my feet, but no more. I haven't taken these off since I got them.

I TRIED WALKING THE TREADMILL IN THEM, NOT BAD...MIGHT TAKE SOME PRACTICE, BUT I DO WORK OUT EVERYDAY, BUT THE FITFLOPS ARE JUST AN ADDED TREAT. THAT IS HOW I LOOK AT IT. I LOVE THE WAY THEY FEEL, AND WANT TO WALK MORE, JUST TO WORK EM MORE. SILLY ME :)

great shoes, great price, and great balls of fire, they trim your thighs too?! You have to pre order these because they are so 'hot' right now...kinda reminds me of the Cabbage Patch Doll craze and makes me wish I thought of it first)
jerry man...all I can say is..get the bread, here comes the baloney, but thanks for stoppin' by.

I bought a pair of these Fitflops at Bath & Body Works and I absoultely love them. Normally, I cannot stand the strap between my toes, but with these shoes, I sometimes forget that the strap is even there. They are so comfortable and I would love to see them in more colors. I have the black and am looking forward to seeing the blue. Maybe their next color after this could be brown. I think that I could wear them practically everyday.

I see now that Bath & Body has raised the price to $45. What's with that?!

I have the sandals by curve and they do the same thing I"ve been wearing them for about a month and my calves and thighs are really toning up. Great price too.

I love them. I received my pair two weeks ago and I love wearing them. I suffer from horrible back and leg pain from a car accident three years ago and the pain goes away when I am wearing the fit flops. I have been able to walk greater distances than I can in New Balance Sneakers. I wish they would make an enclosed shoe on the line of the fit flop. Something us snowbirds can wear in the winter,

Love them...and I am going to order another pair before the summers end. Think about making a shoe on the same line....please

Curved shoes are nothing new in the evolution of footwear. The Fit Flop is only a "curved" flop that is very expensive considering what it does for you.

MBT's 5 layer sole with its unique Masai Sensor reestablishes natural rolling motion of walking & standing, improving posture, toning muscles, reducing stress on knees, hips & back and increasing circulation and respiration.

People often ask me why I only like MBT and not the Earth Shoe, Chung Shi, Fit Flops and other curved footwear. In the 1970s when Earth shoes hit the market they were a groundbreaking phenomena. In the 1980s NIKE introduced its revolutionary AIR technology and at the beginning of this decade MBT launched its physiological footwear, uniquely inducing the natural conditions of running, walking and standing through its five layer sole and Masai Sensor technology. MBTs are true physiological footwear. Curved shoes like Earth Shoes, Chung Shi and Fit Flops are decent, but nothing new and pioneering like the MBT.

I get my MBTs at www.FeetFirstFitness.com which has great fitting guidance and excellent technical information that shows how the MBT is much superior to footwear that is just curved like the Fit Flop.

I agree with the woman above to wrote that everyone should just go to the gym to get a good leg workout. Too many people try to "use the easy way out" in getting a workout. Sure the shoes may be cute and comfortable, but they should not be used in substitute of a workout. Why not try squats or lunges instead?

To tell people to just go to the gym and stop looking for the easy way out!! Guess they don't work 12 hour days and raise children and take care of a home! The shoes won't do any good if you don't walk in them, and I would just love to have something to help my ass (from sitting at a damn desk all day), while I chase my kids in the yard and the park!

I just bought this the other day, and they did feel comfy just on trying them out. Its true that nothing beats a workout, but with time running away from us... its no wonder that women look for the easy way out... hence the fitflops!

I do think that at £36 they are pricey.... but if they do the job.... its welll worth it.

Before buying anything else, some of you should study the art of FINDING THE FRIGGIN' CAPS LOCK KEY! Really, it's not that hard. Try it.

To any Boston, MA readers, the Fit Flop is being sold right now at the Tannery in Cambridge & they are flying off the shelves. I bought a pair last week & I am very pleased with the comfort and workout feature it gives the legs!

Just purchased a pair ($90 from Birkenstock in Western Australia) and have worn them on and off for 2 days. Feel great even on my 3/4hr walk. When time I go to the gym but walk a lot and can't handle toes in shoes so these are great. Hopefully you'll get nicer colours soon as I'm not a blue or red person and couldn't get black in my size (what about purple!!!).
Thanks
Trish

I was in Hawaii and my feet were so sore from all the walking I had been doing. I saw these in a store and tried them on and found them to be so comfortable that I bought them.

They felt comfortable and secure like a good pair of runners. I was unaware of the exercise aspect of this shoe. My feet were no longer sore from walking but I did notice a very mild muscle pain in my calves which was I absolutely prefered over the foot pain.

I love them, the strap fits securely and comfortably so the shoe is not flopping all over so there is no need to use the toe separator for support. Two thumbs, or should I say toes up, from me.