The Right Sneakers to Shape Your Body
I don’t usually write about a specific bodypart, but I was inspired to by the recent development of companies selling booty building sneakers claiming to “help make your legs and butt look great…” The Reebok “EasyTone” sneaker probably being the best known, but there are others. The Reebok version claiming to be based on “balance ball technology” and “tones your butt up to 28% more just by walking.” I’m sure many of you have seen the commercial, but if not, do a search on YouTube for “easytone” and it will pop up.
Increased potential for Injuries?
Another essential issue here is, do these shoes increase the potential for injuries? A site reviewing these sneakers says “… the shoes activate your lower body muscles when you walk creating natural instability which in turn tones your legs “
Natural instability? Women are already at greater risk of knee injuries, and adding instability to the foot, which will increase instability to the joints and ligaments of the ankles and knees, will only increase the potential for injury to women. Bad idea…
A slight increase in activity of the muscles of the legs and butt due to the added instability is not worth the potential increased risk of injury.
I see that commercial on TV and I want her to ditch those goofy sneakers and find the nearest squat rack! So back to reality: if you want a well developed shapely athletic butt and legs, no pair of sneakers is going to give it to you. Like any muscle, you will have to develop it the old fashioned way via exercises such as squats, lunges, split squats, and straight leg deadlifts.
As with any bodypart, some are more genetically gifted in that area then others, but make no mistake, anyone can develop a firm well shaped booty with the right choice of exercises, consistency, and other factors (i.e., good nutrition so said booty is not just made of muscle blurring blubber!).
Sorry, no sneaker is gonna do that for you…What’s a great booty look like as a result of proper training, nutrition, and consistency? Look up vids and pics of people such as well known fitness/figure model Monica Brant doing Straight leg deadlifts, and to paraphrase the classic line from the 80’s movie Crocodile Dundee, “That’s not an a booty.. now THAT’s an booty!”
As a final comment regarding the Reebok commercial. If you are going sell a shoe that (supposedly…) shapes up your gluteus maximus, shouldn’t you use a model that has one?! Holy Flat Backsides Batman! This gal has virtually no butt. Now I’m not hating on her; she’s a very pretty girl – and for a typical TV model type – in great shape, but she has no a$$! I mean really, is that the behind most women really want today? Or put more succinctly, is that what the general non-athletic public considers a well developed booty?!
Multicolored Sneakers
Do you know the birth of this brand- New Balance? Now, let us learn about it. In 1906, William J. Riley, a 33 year old English immigrant, founded the New Balance Arch Support Company, which manufactured arch supports and other accessories designed to improve shoe fit, in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1934, Riley took on as a partner his top salesman, Arthur Hall, who had found his niche by marketing his products to policemen and other people whose jobs required them to spend a lot of time standing. In 1956, Hall sold the business to his daughter Eleanor and her husband Paul Kidd.
Today, we will share a pair of Multicolored New Balance 575 sneaker. New Balance is presenting us with a new attractive pair of sneaker that will surely get some attention especially for sneaker enthusiasts. This pair is known as the New Balance 575 Trail which they modified to make more attractive through collaboration with Mita Sneakers and Fame City. This New Balance sneakers and Fame City is made more appealing to sneaker enthusiasts by giving it a good blending on the materials and color way.
This sneaker is dominated by a smooth suede material that is highlighted in dark brown, orange, yellow and black which are all bright and striking. Along with this material is the mesh material found on the toe box and tongue. This also includes blue accents on the shoelaces, and back of the midsole. It also has a lime green accent on the heel tab that blends well on the upper. Other details of this sneaker include a white speckled midsole, black outsole, and light blue fabric insole lining.
Nowadays, the New Balance company is now run by California native Rob DeMartini. DeMartini's background includes Proctor and Gamble and Gillette Shave Company. Critics say DeMartini big business experience is exactly what New Balance needs to take a global stance. New Balance employs more than 2,800 people around the globe, and in 2006 reported worldwide sales of $1.55 billion. For more information, please visit our shop www.commonshoes.com. We main offer Gucci shoes, AF1-shoes, New Balance shoes, Nike Air Max 90 Shoes, Puma shoes, MBT Lami shoes, MBT M.Walk shoes and so on. Welcome to choose and purchase!
Puma Sneakers Development History
In the 1940s Adolph and Rudolf Dassler had a falling out, Rudolf went on to create Puma (while his brother Adolph went on to create Adidas). Even though Puma was a new company, Rudolf knew a lot about athletic sneakers. Before Rudolf and Adolph Dassler (brothers) went their own ways, they owned Gebruder-Dassler Schuhfabrik a footwear company.
To be exact, Puma was established in 1948, and the first shoe to release was the Atom a soccer shoe. Not long after, athletes started wearing Puma’s in key events. In 1952 runner Josef Barthel wore Puma while he won a Olympic Gold Medal in the 1500 m. In 1956, the formstripe was introduced and since then, has been a Puma trademark.
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It wasn’t till 1968 when Puma brought the now famous “Puma” aka Cat logo to the sneakers and that same year a controversial event took place. Tommie Smith, who won the Olympic Gold 200 m in Mexico was wearing a pair of Puma running shoes. He then took stand barefoot with the Puma’s by his side. At this time, team mate John Carlos and Tommie Smith made the Black Power salute, because of the mistreatment of African Americans at the moment. Mr. Smith then left his pair of Puma’s for the world to see. Later, both Olympians were banned from the Olympics.
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Other professional athletes to wear Puma are Diego Maradona, a professional soccer player and tennis superstar Boris Becker, which he had his own signature sneaker the “Puma Becker” and “Puma Becker Ace”, releasing in the 1980s. In 1968 the Puma Clyde released, which is a basketball shoe designed by Walter “Clyde” Frazier, which today is one of the more popular Puma’s.