Once the clocks go back, you can be sure that winter is well and truly on its way. The days get shorter and the temperature starts to fall. There will be ice and snow arriving before you know it. On the bright side, it's time to treat yourself to a new pair of winter boots.
There are plenty of different styles available. Fur boots and leather boots are perennial favorites. Even when it gets really wet and windy you can still look good in a pair of brightly coloured Hunter boots - wellies with style. If they're suitable for royalty, then they will always have a certain appeal.
Alternatively, you could demand a little more from your winter boots this year? Why not choose a pair that will not only look great but which will help you to look great as well ?
The latest development in the footwear market is toning shoes. They are specially designed to help you to tone and trim your lower body 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 achieve their toning effect as a result of a specially designed sole which makes the leg and butt muscles do a little more work than normal.
Skechers Shape Ups and Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) Shoes both incorporate specially shaped soles which are intended to reproduce the sensation and gait of walking on soft sand. Reebok Easy Tones and Fit Flops sandals, on the other hand, use soles which are intended to generate a slight imbalance when walking in them. The theory is that the lower body muscles attempt to restore the balance of the body and that this makes them work just a little harder.
It's not too difficult to see why the prospect of a lower body workout just by walking around as normal would be an appealing prospect to many people. After working all day, running around after the kids, or just doing general household chores, it can be hard to summon up the energy to make a trip to the gym. For busy modern women, toning shoes must seem like the ideal solution .
A number of independent tests seem to back up the claims of increased muscle activity as a result of wearing toning shoes. Neither is there any shortage of very positive user feedback available. Needless to say, there are skeptics. Many question the veracity of the tests, pointing out that they were funded by the footwear manufacturers. Sample sizes are also frequently queried. There do seem to be two opposing camps. 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.
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Check out Skechers Shape Ups . There's a great choice of different styles which will help you to get a workout as you walk. It's a superb way to ramp up the efficiency of your walking workout regime.
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