Fitness Shoes for a Healthier You?
Shoes have come a long way! Claims are from correcting posture, creating acupressure, healing and massaging feet, tightening abs, firming your butt to toning thighs!
Of the many that are on the marketplace, I have found that Fit Flops™ and Spring Boost have made a difference to my posture. I purchased them to use as a “tool” towards my quest for a healthier and fitter me.
Spring Boost shoes come with interchangeable insoles of various degrees of “dorsiflexion” which increases your lower body flexibility and range of motion. They are endorsed by Strength and Conditioning coaches from Costal Carolina University and The San Antonio Spurs. www.springboost.com
Fit Flops™ was created by two professionals from Britain’s Centre for Human Performance. They wanted to create a ‘flip flop’ which would absorb shock and lessen the strain on the joints. It has a build-in “wobble board” that claims to activate your muscles.
www.bathandbodyworks.com or www.bliss.com
These are great examples of shoes that may assist in improving your posture or correct the positioning of the foot. They do not take the place of working out, but can simply be an “add on” toward achieving optimum health benefits!
Other companies that offer “fitness shoes” include” Kaboodle, MBT and Sketcher’s.
Posted
Jul 03 2009, 02:21 PM
by
Jennifer Ettinger