I love my MBT's and I will tell you why. They make the backs of my legs work, and when they work they get toned. As we age, the hamstrings (muscles in the back of the thigh) and the glutes weaken and diminish. I've seen this in a lot of my older Pilates clients. But the MBT's activate the back of the leg with every step.
You might have seem them in the Bliss catalog claiming to be the anti-cellulite shoe. But the Swiss makers of the shoes make no claim to this, but the shoes have been proven to increase muscular activity in the legs, decrease the load on lower body joints, and thereby decrease pain.
They may not be the most attractive shoes, they may have a slightly colonialist name (Masai ?!? Barefoot Technology), and they're pricey (upwards from $230). But they do turn a regular walk into a work out, especially when going up hill.
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The shoes have a sensor, or a roll bar, toward the back of the shoe that make the shoes unstable. By stepping on the bar, rather than hard on your heel (like most us of do), you activate under used muscles that should work when you're walking barefoot - hence the name of the shoe. When wearing the shoes you take smaller strides, stepping onto a slightly bent knee, then pushing off with a straight leg activating your hamstrings and glutes. I do so love that I work my booty with every step.
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My Pilates instructor recommended these to our class a while back and a couple of us went out and bought them. I've had mine for over a year now, and I can say that they have definitely helped improve my posture big-time (big boobs = big slouch!), and they do tone up those legs. I can see muscles in my calves!!
As far as being a cure for cellulite - I also don't think they do a thing for it!
1I have heard about these shoes...they are ment to work....a friend of mine swears by them.
2I was looking on the UK store and our designs are not as cute as yours so I may just wait until I go to NY to get these
3I NEVER wear sneakers out of the gym, no matter how trendy they are.
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JK, definitely recomend you get them in the US - I'm in London and bought mine here, and regret it due to the cost. However the styles available when I bought mine were a uniform black/white/grey trainer or active sandal only. They have definitely improved their range.
5My boss has these and swears by them. She also has back problems and she said they help to improve posture, as Fit said above!
6Perfect column! I am actually in the process of evaluating which ones I want to buy. I like the new super thick sole because it supposedly works you harder, but I have a question-- do you only use these shoes to walk around or do you wear them IN the gym while working out? Because if that is the case, I would get the thinner soles so I don't totally lose my balance on the elliptical!
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