HI All,
Well, it's one week to go until my surgery. By this time next Thursday, I hope to be in my room and on the mend. Fingers crossed, knock on wood and all that.
I hope to be blogging and FB posting that night so stay tuned.
Onto something fitness related:
Fitness toning shoes. Do they work? NO. Sorry, they don't. I see some of you wearing them and there are all sorts of exercise physiologists and doctors who are putting out the caution sign and telling folks to be careful.
Plus, honestly, wearing them you look like a dork. Sorry again.
There is NO MAGIC BULLET. I say this all the time in class and it's true. No, you cannot become fit walking about in these ridiculous shoes. If you could, we'd be out of business.
As stated in a recent story on the Today Show, if it gets folks who are deconditioned up and walking then good but for those who are already working out and relatively fit it's not going to 'up' your game. It may hurt your back, knees or hips though.
So, beware.
Now, check your schedule, get to class and wear GOOD shoes into class-check out Alec's in Nashua NH for a wide range of great shoes (at great prices) for what we do here at the big J. Tell them you come here and they will know just what will work for YOUR foot because they are educated in feet.
Hope to see you all before I head out for my surgery day!
1 comment:
There is one benefit Anna. My doctors at MGH suggested them for me, but not for fitness. The rocker bottom does the moving so my arthritic toe doesn't have to bend. No fitness benefit, no cure, but there is less pain in my toe joints. I use them only for walking though. They have a lot of stability for forward motion, but very little for side to side.
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