I test walking shoes for a living and my favorite Skechers shoe is currently $20 off

Skechers Max Cushioning Elite Speed Play

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published 22 November 2024

I love the Max Cushioning Eite 2.0 walking shoes from Skechers, which have similar amounts of cushioning and bounce to the Hoka Bondi 8 and are even comparable to the Brooks Glycerin Max, without the Brooks price tag. I gave this pair of Skechers one of the top spots in my selection of the best walking shoes, because it outperformed all other shoes from Skechers I've tested this year.

The Skechers Max Cushioning Elite 2.0 can normally be found for $100, which is already very reasonable and half the price of some other shoes in the guide. In this early Black Friday deal, many sizes are reduced by 20% (a little over $20).

I rated these shoes 4.5 out of 5 stars when I tested them early this year. If you're looking for a high-stack shoe, but don't want to fork out $140-$200 for something from Hoka or Brooks, then the Sketchers Max Cushioning Elite could be just what you're looking for. It's not a carbon copy of shoes from those brands, but it definitely offers similar levels of comfort and bounce as shoes twice the price.

I still wear my pair regularly, rotating with other, more expensive favorites, and I honestly can't tell the difference in quality. It's a great everyday shoe and one I recommend if you work on your feet all day.

Lou Mudge is a Health Writer at Future Plc, working across Fit&Well and Coach. She previously worked for Live Science, and regularly writes for Space.com and Pet's Radar. Based in Bath, UK, she has a passion for food, nutrition and health and is eager to demystify diet culture in order to make health and fitness accessible to everybody.

Multiple diagnoses in her early twenties sparked an interest in the gut-brain axis and the impact that diet and exercise can have on both physical and mental health. She was put on the FODMAP elimination diet during this time and learned to adapt recipes to fit these parameters, while retaining core flavors and textures, and now enjoys cooking for gut health.