Our feet, armed with 26 bones and 33 muscles, are subjected to carrying our body’s weight every time we take a step. Our feet were able to function and move in the most natural way when we were a baby or a young child before wearing shoes. MBT Shoes look like unattractive in the extreme, yet numerous celebrities such as Jemima Khan, Sadie Frost and Jodie Kidd can barely kick off their Jimmy Choos fast enough to put on a pair of MBT trainers. Even Cherie Blair has a pair - and who can blame her when it is claimed that these bizarre-looking shoes can burn fat, abolish cellulite and reduce back pain? So popular have they become that more than a million pairs were sold last year in more than 20 countries; there are 133 stockists in the UK alone, a figure rising by the month. Such statistics are all the more impressive considering the company does not advertise - its cultish status in the fashion world is entirely down to word of mouth and celebrity approval.
MBT’s claims that "every step we take in them acts like a mini fitness workout", and, as the body works harder to stay balanced, so "the whole body has to work harder from the inside out, stimulating the deep core muscles and toning and strengthening the back, legs and tummy." As a consequence, bumpy cellulite is said to be ironed out while more calories are burned. In this blog a summary of how MBT’s effect your health overall:
If you are considering MBT footwear you probably should have good balance, good muscle flexibility and an intact nervous system.
These are problems that are considered too risky to use MBT footwear:
Before you consider buying a pair of Toning or Physiological shoes you should be aware of the risks and benefits of wearing these types of shoes. Most if not all of the research has been conducted using MBT footwear, therefore, the MBT footwear benefit and risk profile cannot be applied to the other “Toning and Physiological” brands of footwear.
Article is provided by MBT UK Physiological Footwear. For more updates about MBT follow us on Facebook, Twitter , Google+ and also subscribe our Youtube Channel.
MBT’s claims that "every step we take in them acts like a mini fitness workout", and, as the body works harder to stay balanced, so "the whole body has to work harder from the inside out, stimulating the deep core muscles and toning and strengthening the back, legs and tummy." As a consequence, bumpy cellulite is said to be ironed out while more calories are burned. In this blog a summary of how MBT’s effect your health overall:
- Wearing MBT shoes increased the activity of many of the lower leg and thigh muscles while subjects stood or walked wearing MBT shoes.
- Wearing MBT shoes is similar to balancing on a wobble board. Wobble boards are used for rehab after an ankle sprain which helps to strengthen muscles around an injured ankle joint and promote balance. Postural sway increased while wearing MBT shoes.
- Wearing MBT a shoes while walking caused an increasein ankle joint dorsiflexion (dorsiflexion of the ankle happens when you move your foot towards your leg) from initial heel contact through to midstance (midstance is the time when your swinging leg is even to your weight bearing foot and leg). Increased ankle dorsiflexion at contact to midstance makes your calf muscle stretch more while walking as compared to subjects wearing the New Balance shoe. If you have tight calf muscles the use of MBT footwear may cause strain on the tendo Achilles resulting in tendinitis.
If you are considering MBT footwear you probably should have good balance, good muscle flexibility and an intact nervous system.
These are problems that are considered too risky to use MBT footwear:
- Achilles tendinitis or personal tendinitis (these tendons are found on the outside of the foot and are damaged during ankle sprain),
- Poor balance,
- History of ankle sprains,
- Loss of nerve transmission to the lower extremities such as diabetic neuropathy,
- Neurological deficits such as multiple sclerosis,
- Stress fractures especially while standing and
- Knee problems
Before you consider buying a pair of Toning or Physiological shoes you should be aware of the risks and benefits of wearing these types of shoes. Most if not all of the research has been conducted using MBT footwear, therefore, the MBT footwear benefit and risk profile cannot be applied to the other “Toning and Physiological” brands of footwear.
Article is provided by MBT UK Physiological Footwear. For more updates about MBT follow us on Facebook, Twitter , Google+ and also subscribe our Youtube Channel.