Are The Reebok Easytone Trainers Just A Fad?

Leading sports brand Reebok claim that their Reebok Easytone trainers can tone your hamstrings, calves and bum nearly 30% more than regular trainers just by walking in them. They claim the trainers can “train muscles your trainers never knew you had.”

The concept seems too good to be true; you exercise the same amount or simply walk around and your legs and behind get a workout that would usually take hours a day at the gym. But is this all just some marketing campaign or do they actually work? A team of scientists with expertise in exercise, sport and physiology at the University of Wisconsin conducted a study to test the claims on each of the shoes.

But Reebok specifically warn that the trainers are not to be worn during sporting activities in which the body endures side to side movement as it can cause damage to the ankle due to a lack of lateral support.

The model says she enjoys swimming, walking yoga and dancing. An avid member of dance and fitness classes, she was the perfect candidate for this exercise range aimed primarily at women.

Kelly recently launched a movie career and is starring in the film Piranha 3D. She only studied at drama school for three years when she was younger but said this started her love of dancing, which she still does to keep in shape.

However, the team surveyed users of the shoes over a period of several months and found that the general consensus was an overall toning of the legs and bum. The team struggled to determine whether the toning was entirely due to imbalance or motivation to walk more. So far, consumers have gone crazy for the highly priced trainers and this trend is set to boom at Christmas.

Consumers can get their hand on the easytone trainers in stores and online and there is rumour of a extended Reebok easytone due next year.

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