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This shoes are great to look at and are a great style shoe but the are toe rounded at the toe and are not good for your feet as I am a runner and started to have feet problems. Went and saw a foot doctor and he told me that my runners are to narrow and they are more for look. He said they are great for casual use but not running. So I went with New balance. But I still like Puma for other items.
I bought these as shoes to wear to the gym: I wanted something really light, fitted, not as clunky as a proper running shoe (while light, they tend to have 8-shaped soles), with enough traction on plastic machines.
These are extremely low profile shoes, they don't have any of the weird cushiony foot beds that most shoes do, now. Your feet rest exactly how they would barefoot, with a bit of arch support, and enough of a sole that you don't feel every pebble as you walk.
They were great for the gym, except for things like the treadmill and elliptical where your feet moved a lot: being used to a cushioned fall, you're working muscles that you don't in normal shoes, so it can be painful. I purchased a very thin ball-of-foot gel insert for under the in-sole, and that helped with a lot of the discomfort, without sacrificing the bare-foot feel. I later bought gell heel-cups, as I found that the inserts tilted my weight slightly backwards: now they're the most comfortable shoes.
Definitely buy them, but don't expect to love them instantly. They'd be great as an everyday shoe, I really like walking and hiking in them (they allow you to curve your foot over rocks, as opposed to throwing your ankle off balance), but the impact of running might be too much. You use very different leg muscles in these, so expect to feel some burn as those tone up.
They are pretty expensive but i love mine. If you get them get leather ones because they last longer... Mine are black and white and i love themto death....
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