November 12th, 2010How Your New Winter Boots Can Help You To Tone And Trim Your Lower Body
From the moment they launched back in 2007, Fit Flops toning shoes have been a huge success with women everywhere. These sandals aren’t just a range of bright, colorful and fashionable summer footwear – they can help you to get a lower body workout, simply by walking about as you usually do anyway.
They use a specially designed sole which uses materials of differing densities in different areas and which has a special shape.This results in some minor imbalances being introduced during walking. This causes the leg and butt muscles to try to correct for this and restore the body’s natural balance.
The result of this is that the lower body muscles do a little extra work. That’s how FitFlops are able to deliver a lower body workout when you wear them. Scientific tests have found that the amount of work performed by the calves is increased by as much as 11%, the hamstring muscle activity is increased by up to 16% and the buttock muscle activity by up to 30% (when compared to normal walking activity performed whilst wearing standard exercise or leisure shoes).
There’s no doubt that a “workout while you walk” is an extremely attractive prospect for many people. That’s hardly surprising. Fitting a trip to the gym in between working, looking after your family and all the other daily chores that consume your time is far from easy. It’s also worth remembering that monthly gym membership fees can be expensive.
Needless to say, sandals are hardly the best choice of footwear beyond the summer months – so Fitflops expanded their range to meet customer demand. Fitflops fans must have been delighted when clogs, winter boots, cosy slippers and, most recently, sneakers were incorporated into the range. Now you can get a lower body workout without your toes turning blue.
Another of the good things about the FitFlops range is that, in contrast to other toning shoes – such as Reebok Easy Tones or Skechers Shape Ups for example – they don’t look like exercise footwear. They look very chic and could be worn in a variety of different social situations. Nobody will suspect that you are getting a free lower body workout with every step you take. They’ll probably just be jealous that you’ve managed to find yourself such a trendy new pair of sandals, boots or shoes.
When the wet weather arrives, stay cool and trendy in a colorful pair of Hunter boots – the wellies that are worn by royalty! The latest range of FitFlops winter boots will give you a free lower body workout, keep you warm – all whilst still being super fashionable.