When the clocks go back, you can be certain that winter is well and truly on its way. It gets dark earlier every night and the weather gets a little cooler every day. There will be ice and snow on the ground before you know it. On a positive note, it’s time to treat yourself to a new pair of trendy winter boots.
Clearly there’s no shortage of styles for you to choose from. Leather boots and fur boots are ever popular choices. When the weather is wet you can still look good in a pair of colourful Hunter boots – wellies with style. At the end of the day, if they’re worn by royalty, they’re bound to have a certain kudos.
But why not ask for a little extra from your winter boots this season? How would it be if your new winter boots didn’t just look good but also helped you to look good?
Toning shoes are a relatively new concept on the market. Their special design lets you get a free lower body workout just by walking about as normal. A lot of the designs look like exercise shoes, quite naturally perhaps, but winter boots are now becoming available. They generally work by using a specially designed sole which encourages the lower body muscles to work a little bit harder.
Skechers Shape Ups and Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) Shoes both incorporate specially shaped soles which are intended to reproduce the feeling of walking upon soft sand. Reebok Easy Tones and Fit Flops sandals, on the other hand, feature soles which are intended to generate a slight imbalance when walking in them. The leg and butt muscles attempt to restore the body’s natural balance – doing a little extra work in the process.
You can see how the prospect of getting a lower body workout whilst walking around normally would be very attractive for many people. After a busy day at work – possibly with a commute at either end – running around after kids, or just doing general daily chores, it can be extremely difficult to find either the energy or the time to visit the gym. For busy modern women, toning shoes must seem like the ideal solution .
Scientific testing seems to support the manufacturer’s claims that toning shoes generate increased lower body muscle activity. Neither is there any shortage of very positive user feedback available. Needless to say, there are skeptics. Some query the authenticity of the trials, based upon the fact that many of these have received funding from the big footwear manufacturers. Small samples sizes are also cited as a problem. Clearly, there are two sides to the argument. However, if all that toning shoes do is encourage wearers to walk a little further during the course of their daily routine, then that’s a very positive result in itself.
The latest range of FitFlops winter boots will keep you warm whilst still being fashionable. And when the wet weather arrives you can still be cool and trendy in a colorful pair of Hunter boots – the wellies that are worn by royalty!