skechers

Friday 18 March, 2011

Health and fitness experts size up skechers shoes

by Administrator

Can a pair of shape ups help you burn more calories, tone your butt, banish cottage cheese thighs, and curb joint pain?
The answer depends largely on who you ask.

Skechers shoes started as more of a specialty shoe for people with diabetes or ankle problems, but they are increasingly marketed as Skechers shoes, and many shoe companies are now in on the game. There are some technical and design differences between shoe brands, but the basic principles remain the same.
Skechers shoess have an unstable, strongly curved sole. Walking in them is akin to exercising on a balance or wobble board in the gym or barefoot along a sandy beach. Advocates say that this instability forces you to use muscles that you otherwise would not -- namely those in your feet, legs, butt, and abs -- which could lead to weight loss. Skechers shoes can also change your posture and gait and take pressure off of achy, overused joints.
That said, "If these shoes are serving as a motivator for individuals to walk or get moving more often, that is a good thing, even if they don’t produce the dramatic toning and calorie-burning results people think they are getting,” Bryant says.