MBT Women's Tunisha Mary Jane | 
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| Brand: MBT
Category: Sports
Department: womens
Buy New: $119.00 - $250.00
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 5340
Fabric Type: leather
Color: Grape
Media: Apparel
Clothing Size: Euro 36 1/3 /US 6.5
Size: Euro 36 1/3 /US 6.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 14 x 5 x 5
MPN: 3003-35811-705
EAN: 5696789098236
ASIN: B001OQBW9C
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| Features:
| • | Breathable full-grain leather upper with an adjustable ankle buckle for a secure fit. | | • | Full-grain leather sock lining and insole help wick away moisture to keep your feet dry and odor free. | | • | TPU and glass fiber shank adds firmness to sole construction and ensures a natural rolling movement of the foot for even weight distribution. | | • | PU midsole with pivot is the balancing section underneath the metatarsus which requires an active rolling movement with every step. | | • | This activates a large number of stabilizing muscles throughout the whole body when walking or standing. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
MBT is the first physiological footwear that has a positive effect on the whole body.
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. | 
MBT technology mimicks walking in barefeet.
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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). |  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. |  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. |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great dress shoe for wide, flat feet with heel problems August 29, 2010
Jella74
My podiatrist recommended I look into MBT shoes. I have wide, flat feet and have recently been having painful problems with my heels and achillies tendons. These shoes are amazing! After hobbling around in pain for weeks, I can finally walk again. This mary jane style looks great at work with slacks or skirts.
Before I bought this style, I also tried the Sirima on in a shoe store. Although the Tunisha is slightly more casual than the Sirima, I preferred the fit and feel much better. The leather and cut of the Sirima was too stiff and uncomfortable.
I just ordered 5 more pairs of MBT in various styles, and I hope they all feel as great on my feet as the Tunisha!
Sizing note: In normal shoes, I usually wear a size 7. I bought these Tunisha in a size 8, which is what I tried in the store, and they fit perfectly. Snug enough for bare feet or hose, but still enough room for thin socks if needed.
Warning:
Be sure you order from a reputable online site, like Amazon.com, or another site listed on the official US MBT website (located at [...]).
In my search for MBT online, I stumbled across a TON of sites selling "cheap or discount MBTs". Judging from the bad broken English, lack of contact info, odd email addresses, and vague return policies...these sites must be selling cheap knock-offs from overseas.
I even found one fake site registered to somebody in China ([...]) which almost looks like the real MBT site, but IT'S FAKE and comes from China!
 MBT Transformation May 22, 2010
Lynette Anderson (San Francisco, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm on my feet at work all day, and need comfortable shoes. They also have to be BLACK- I didn't want to spend $249 for the black Tunishas, so I bought the Grape color for $119, purchased shoe cleaner and black dye from a shoe repair shop for $12, and now, with a little work on my part, have a perfect pair of black MBTs for half the cost. One shoe was a little snug, so I filled a baggie 1/4 full with water, put it in the toe of the shoe, and froze it in the freezer overnight. The water expanded to ice, stretched the shoe, and now it's perfect. They do however run big on the heel, but a silicon heel cushion fixed that. I've worn them for a week now, and I do recommend this shoe- balancing on the arch helps when you have to stand for long periods of time, and they're comfortable to walk in. Buy 1 size larger, they run short.
 Doesn't have the same rocker action February 23, 2010
BE Babe (Silver City, NM)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased the MBT Tunisha as well as the MBT Kaya (both mary jane styles) and I can definitely say that the Tunisha falls short. It does not feel like it has the same rocker action as the Kaya. In addition, the sole did not feel as cushioned. When wearing the Tunishas, my heels kept slipping up and down as I walked. I can imagine that I would develop blisters with that constant friction. I also suspect that the buckle might not keep the shoes in place as well as velcro or laces. I tried two different sizes in the Tunishas and they both had the same problem with the heel slipping. I didn't experience this at all with the Kaya. The Tunisha style is cute and certainly appropriate for work situations, but I didn't feel that the physiological advantage of wearing MBTs was noticeable with the Tunisha. Try the Kaya instead.
 Too narrow at toe; sticking with the sneakers. February 17, 2010
Walkabout
I own the mbt sneakers and they are fantastic. I bought this for errands and casual wear. This style is uncomfortable as it was too narrow at the toes. One can only determine this only upon wearing it. Could not return it as it was purchased through a storefront that requires the package be exactly as delivered. Try it on at a store and then order online. If I had done I would have passed on this cute but uncomfortable style.
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