SKECHERS Announces Shape-Up N’ GoT for the iPhone
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.–SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), a global leader in the footwear industry, today announced that the Company has launched a free Shape-Up N’ GoT application for the iPhoner. Available at the iTunesr App Store in the Healthcare & Fitness category, the Shape-Up N’ Go app is designed to track, map and share Shape-upsr users’ walking, running and hiking activities.
"With Shape-Up N’ Go, it’s easier than ever to learn more about your workouts, improve your level of fitness, and stay motivated and connected to the Shape-ups community"
Shape-Up N’ Go turns Shape-ups into an interactive training experience by displaying and voicing workout times, distances, estimated calories burned, pace, speed and elevation; tracking and mapping routes; synchronizing with training logs; and sharing workouts with friends and family on Twitter and Facebook.
"With Shape-Up N’ Go, it’s easier than ever to learn more about your workouts, improve your level of fitness, and stay motivated and connected to the Shape-ups community," said Michael Greenberg, president of SKECHERS. "Given the popularity of Shape-ups and interactive fitness tools, we expect that our new app will enhance users’ workout experiences – as well as expose our product to new consumers."
Shape-Up N’ Go is designed to use MapMyWALK’sT intuitive data output and navigation features with iPhone’s GPS technology. The app is also being developed for the AndroidT and Blackberryr.
Launched by the SKECHERS Fitness GroupT, Shape-ups are technical walking shoes designed to tone muscles, promote weight loss, and improve posture. Featuring a rocker-bottom outsole and ResamaxT kinetic wedge that together simulate walking on soft sand, Shape-ups provide a constant natural instability, activating muscles with every step. The Shape-ups fitness footwear collection for men and women is available in sporting goods and department and specialty athletic stores worldwide.
About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
SKECHERS USA, Inc., based in Manhattan Beach, California, designs, develops and markets a diverse range of footwear for men, women and children under the SKECHERS name, as well as under several uniquely branded names. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United States via department and specialty stores, Company-owned SKECHERS retail stores and its e-commerce website, as well as in over 100 countries and territories through the Company’s global network of distributors and subsidiaries in Canada, Brazil, Chile, and across Europe, as well as through joint ventures in Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.skechers.com.