Get more than $55 off my favorite comfortable Skechers shoe from 2025, now just $74

Skechers MAx Cushioning Elite Speed Play

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I tested lots of shoes for my best walking shoe guide in 2025, and one of the stand-out pairs for me was the Skechers Max Cushioning Elite 2.0.

It featured as the best Skechers shoe for most of 2025, only to be unseated in November by a newer release.

Despite being supplanted, you can still find a pair online, and there are some great discounts available on certain colorways.

I found this pair reduced to just $74 on Amazon, which is more than $55 off RRP and a $10 larger discount than other colorways in the range.

The Max Cushioning Elite 2.0 is a great example of what Skechers does best: offering high-quality products at an affordable price.

I often test offerings from the big sports brands, and while I love Brooks and Hoka, I think Skechers is a worthy competitor, especially if you are on a budget.

If you have a trip planned where you’ll be on your feet a lot, I can’t recommend this shoe enough. It will keep you comfortable for long miles over hard surfaces, plus Skechers always leave plenty of room for your toes.

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.

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