I can remember when I was a teenager preparing for prom (it was quite a while ago but yes, I can still remember) telling a friend of mine how scared I was to try to walk around in high heels all night. I have never really been a high heel kind of girl. I wish what she had told me would have changed me right then and there; she said that her mom wears high heels all of the time, for work and on weekend and that because of that she had the most amazing, beautiful, and toned legs. As a thin, eat-anything-I-want teenage girl this seemed like a really stupid reason to risk breaking your ankle every day, but now looking down at the short, chubby calves attached to my mother of two body I think, why didn’t I listen?
I realize that there is an argument for the damage that can be caused by wearing high heels every day. Someone once told me that doing so would result in shortening of the calf muscles, making wearing flat shoes very uncomfortable (no wonder Barbie always appears so stiff, he, he, he).
Okay, well to be serious; it is my goal to never sacrifice health for beauty, so I will take chubby calves over painful shortened calves. This brings me to the real reason for the post. There are several new athletic shoes on the market that claim to do wonders for legs and butts! Oh yeah!
These shoes offered by companies such as Sketchers, Reebok, and Curves, work on the principle that a little unsteadiness in the sole of the shoe will cause the body to strengthen leg and butt muscles by trying to prevent you from falling. Sounds like a high heel but without the painful “high” part. Each company has its own design used to create the instability, but the concept appears to be the same.
I would love to try these out but they are quite pricey. Has anyone tried them? Does anyone know which ones work the best?
Thanks in advance, your input is appreciated, by me and anyone else who has to see me in a bathing suit!
