They say the perfect pair of MBT shoes finishes an outfit but as I rush out of the door, discarding summer wedges for black MBT shoes trainers, I’m not sure this is what the fashionistas had in mind.
They may not be the stylish stuff of catwalks but tone-up fitness MBT shoes such as MBTs, Reebok EasyTones, Skechers Shape-Ups and FitFlops are proving to be this summer’s hot sellers, snapped up by shape-conscious women across the country looking for an easy way to stay trim.
FitFlops are selling at a rate of one pair per minute at John Lewis, with a 146 per cent year-on-year uplift in overall tone-up shoe sales.
Tone-upMBTSHOES carry cocksure slogans such as ‘get a workout while you walk’ (FitFlops) or ‘get in shape without setting foot in a gym’ (Skechers) that common sense initially suggests are too absurd to be true. But there is some science behind the claims.
‘The right tone-up shoe can have an effect on alignment, posture and activating muscles,’ says Frederika Latif, spokeswoman for John Lewis and part-time Pilates instructor, who admits she was sceptical about MBTs before trying them out.
Experts say the MBT shoes
