The Fit Flop
by: Taly Weiss August 4, 2008
A fitness trend that lets you get a work-out while you walk: The flip flop with a built in gym. The micro-wobbleboard technology built into the shoe’s midsole “places varying densities of EVA under your feet each time you step, to challenge the support and balance muscles of the foot and leg.” EVA (Expanded Vinyl Acetate) is the closed-cell foam in the midsole of many shoes. It’s used for its cushioning qualities since it is lighter and softer than the other major midsole ingredients. So while you can exercise hard to reach muscles, trim and tone your legs, work your bum and thigh muscles and essentially stay in shape, you also look fabulously stylish. In addition to all that, according to a study done at the University of Salford in Manchester, “Walking in FitFlops is like walking barefoot, but a little bit better.” Anything else? Oh, yes. There are no animal products used in fitflops, which make them vegan-friendly as well.
Taking a walk has never posed as a more sensible and trendy workout. Stroll, skip, hop, jump or run-as long as you’re in fitflops, you’ll surely see results.
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