“Cool shoes,”

“As an Earth rookie whose never owned a pair, I was very intrigued by the looks of this shoe and the Kalso effect, but I probably wouldn't recommend this as a first shoe to try Earth's negative heel technology. Most of the reviews seem to be from repeat customers and used to the heel, but it is unusual feel for new customers. Plus I'm surprised no one mentioned how heavy this shoe is; somewhat Frankenstein-like and I've never owned shoes this heavy before. Sounds like I'm ragging on the shoe and I came close to returning them, but I stuck it out and wore the shoe a little bit every day for a week and now I don't notice the weight as much. One thing that bothered me at first was the shoe collar in the back of my ankle. The lower Kalso heel forces the stiff collar to bite into the back of my ankle when walking. It's gotten less stiff over time and not much of a problem anymore. The high arch was uncomfortable since I'm flat footed, but the Gelron2000 cushion over time did mold to my feet and now I enjoy wearing the shoes around the house. I probably would have chosen the Kalso Lites or walking/jogging shoe as a first shoe to break into the negative heel instead of this one, but I'm glad I gave it a chance and now I'm sold on the technology - it does help your posture and my legs feel like they had a mild workout just by walking in these shoes.”