Hi,
Thought I would write about something different this week. Something called Fit-flop is gaining massive media attention and has even been shown on the Oprah Winfrey show. This is quite a good idea. It is the brainchild of Dr Dave Cook and Darren James both of London South Bank University.
Their idea was to take a flip-flop and make it ever so slightly unstable during the mid-phase of walking i.e. after the foot has made contact with the floor and before the foot pushes off floor for the next step.
The results are great, it really does make the legs work harder during walking and will also increase resistance to injury, similar to walking and running barefoot (actually wearing sports shoes is not very good for our health!).
I have spoken to Dave and Darren about these things and they are a really inspirational pair with lots more fantastic ideas for footwear and training devices.
I hope you enjoyed the variety to this weeks blog.
See you next time.
1 comment:
I have some and they are awesome. No foot pain, back pain, etc. They are much more supportive than regular flip flops. They aren't very cute, but I wear them constantly. I don't think they have any fitness value, but are definitely more comfy than regular flip flops.
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