A whole new class of footwear is now being made to help us lead a more fit life. Exercise or wellness shoes can improve your posture, eliminate cellulite, relieve lower body pain, and tone your legs simply by walking in them. At least, that is what the firms are telling us, and with guarantees like that, we all just have to get a pair and see for ourselves.

These new comfortable sandals for walking are everywhere, and Reebok is the newest and most plain manufacturer to leap on this very profitable bandwagon, with their commercials showing a super-slim model with a nicely toned rear and legs. Reebok’s EasyTone guarantees’better legs and a better butt with each step.’ Their EasyTone sole technology mimics walking on sand, and they claim wearing these shoes will improve the muscle tone in your calves, hamstrings, and glutes by as much as twenty-eight p.c.

FitFlop was one of first to tout the exercise powers of its footwear. Its trademark is ‘Get a workout while you walk’ and they are serious about it with an expansion away from the original flip flops into a full line of shoes, boots, and even house slippers. FitFlop shoes contain a revolutionary Micro-wobbleboard which increases muscle tension and tones and firms you while you walk. Read the testimonials on the FitFlop site and you will be searching out the best place to buy them! Women talked about feeling like they’d worked out for hours after wearing them, and others reported reduced foot, back, and leg agony.

Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) makes a different sort of exercise shoe. Wearing MBT men’s sandals can give masses of good results, including reduced body agony, toning and buttressing, improving posture and aiding with other physical infirmities. These shoes have built-in pressure distribution mechanisms which create constant instability in your feet, which in turn causes your muscles to efficiently counteract that slight motion and tone you up in the method.

Earth Shoes makes shoes with negative heel technology that helps to completely align your body for great posture, simple breathing, and no back stiffness. The Earth women’s shoes new trademark is ‘Burn more calories with every step’ and their advertising claims that you burn 4 times as many calories wearing these shoes than you do wearing ordinary shoes.

Skechers Shape Ups appear like MBT shoes, with a rocker bottom that is extremely told on some styles. Skechers appeal mainly to young people and Shape Ups are no exception, and their novel looks may not be for some people. They promise to tone your muscles and promote healthy weight management while you walk or workout with them.

Chung Shi one-upped everybody else with the arrival of their exercise footwear. They guarantee to ‘work legs 257% harder’ than standard shoes. They also claim a built in Pilates system that uses a patented bar in the middle, and a fifteen degree curved sole. What all this means is that the shoes don’t sit flat, and your body must consistently adjust to re-balance itself. There is also proof that these shoes cause a lot less effect on ankle and knee joints, so they are excellent for those getting over joint wounds.

While the jury is out on the effectiveness of these shoes, it appears that one just needs to try them for a fortnight to decide if they measure up to their claims.

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Traditionally, people think of kids and teenagers when they think of video games.  After all, they have always been the demographic for video game companies.  From racing to sports to first person shooter games, there are a wide variety of video games that appeal to kids of all ages.  But now, there are video games that reach outside the traditional demographic to draw in adults of all ages, as well.

The Nintendo Wii Console, the most recent game console from Nintendo, has revolutionized video gaming.  The motion sensitive wireless controllers have opened video games to new ideas, and have literally gotten gamers off their couches and more involved in the games.  And as Nintendo uses games like WiiSport and WiiFit to find a unique balance between fun and exercise, the doors are opened even further to make video gaming beneficial to people’s health.

In fact, Nintendo Wii is not just seen in homes across the world.  It’s being used in hospitals, extended care facilities, and physical therapy offices to help the elderly and physical therapy patients feel better and get healthier.

The games, like WiiFit, offered by Nintendo for the Wii are specifically designed to be exercise games.  It uses a balance board to sense full body movement, balance, and the player’s weight, and the game allows players to track progress from the day a profile is created.

However, the exercises in WiiFit, for example, are much more low impact, making them very helpful for the elderly or physical therapy patients, who may need to build their strength and flexibility more slowly than other people.  The Nintendo Wii console allows them to do that, while it also tracks their progress so they can see how far they’ve come since the first day.  The game eases players into exercising, and helps them build the skills they need to be healthier.  That way, people don’t feel like they’re pushing too hard to make progress.

The games offered in WiiFit also give players a variety of opportunities for exercise.  The four categories (strength, yoga, balance, and aerobics) cover many areas for exercise, and allow players to work on specific areas.  Physical therapy patients may benefit more from the yoga and strength training exercises, while the elderly may find more value in the balance and aerobic training exercises.  The Nintendo Wii has lots to offer, and can meet the needs of almost any exerciser.

The Nintendo Wii is a great console for people of all ages.  It has more traditional games, with a Nintendo twist, of course, but with the exercise games available, the console has become more than a video gaming platform.  Instead, it has become a tool that can be used for the elderly and physical therapy patients of all ages, to help them live healthier, happier lives with just a Balance Board and a wireless controller.

For more information, or to purchase a Nintendo Wii please visit: http://www.nintendo-wii-direct.com