As mentioned in my previous blog, shoes can alter one’s appearance. Not only can shoes alter one’s appearance through creating a visual that makes you “appear” to look different, but they can do so by actually changing an individual’s figure.
The first shoe that was created to help an individual get into shape was the “Shape-Up,” by Skecher (picture below, retrieved from Google Images). These shoes were created in order for individual’s to lose weight without actually having to work out. Not only do these shoes help an individual to lose weight, but they also help tone the muscles of the lower body with every step one takes. The way that these shoes work is that there is a deliberate disproportion to the shoe, an imbalance in the middle of the sole of the shoe; this imbalance causes the muscles of the lower body to tighten with each step an individual wearing the shoe takes.
Although these shoes are very unique, helpful in weight loss and toning, and are offered in many different styles, some would argue that these shoes are not very attractive or are not their idea of an everyday tennis shoe. Well, in this case, Reebok thought to create a shoe, with the same purpose, but a more stylish version: The Reebok Easy Tones. These shoes have been reported to build your body in 12 different ways. However, their main focus is toning the bottom! In the picture shown below, retrieved from Google Images, it is easy to see that these shoes are a more “toned-down” (play on words) version of the Skecher Shape-Up; these shoes are a better idea of an individual’s everyday tennis shoe, which offers great style while getting your body into shape!
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