It has come up in a number of places now, the question as if toning shoes, such as Skechers Shape Ups or MBT’s can help shin splints. The first answer is there is no research to show that it does. The longer answer is:

Toning shoes are show that have design features to make them unstable (such a rocker sole or ‘wobble board’). The purpose of this instability is to make the muscles work harder to give them a ‘tone’ up which is how this class of shoes was given its name. These shoes will alter the biomechanics of the foot and leg and the evidence is that they do make the muscles work harder. What is lacking in the evidence is that if this change in muscles activity really does give you an additional work out or tone up and if this can help with problems. That does not mean that there is anything wrong with toning shoes and plenty of people find this change in mechanics to be helpful.

Will it help shin splints? Probably not. The only way it can help is that is the change in the mechanics and muscles activity from using toning shoes addresses a deficit in the mechanics and muscles activity that might have caused the shin splints in the first place. I can not see how those deficits that the shoes would address are a factor in the different causes of shin splints.

Having said that, there is probably a good reason why a runner might want to use a toning shoe. The change in gait from wearing them is a good way to mix up the biomechanics and this may have a positive spin off.

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