Friday, January 23, 2009

MBT footwear

MBT Footwear

MBT footwear was developed for about ten years ago by the Swiss engineer Karl Muller. They have been proven to work for cellulite reduction, toning and shaping your body, and for back and neck problems. There are a lot of other benefits as well, because you increase energy burning. That means you can control blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes type 2.

Back problems are something that is really common among us. The main reason for that is because we are standing in wrong positions and are walking on mute and hard surfaces. If we would walk on more varied ground, we would have better backs, because the body would have been able to build up support for the body's movements. Nowadays we are walking on the same kind of surface all the time, and that leaves the body to stagnate in its usage of muscles. This is what Muller discovered when he studied the Masai people, famous for their upright posture and strong backs, even though they walk for long distances every day. The secret is that they are doing this barefoot, and in a variation of environments, in the mountains, on sand, rocks, grass, etc.

Muller decided to create footwear to imitate this, a footwear that would have those variations built in them. After some experimentation he managed to do this, and the MBT footwear was born. They have become a common rehabilitation device among physicians and physiotherapists, who use them to cure back pain and rebuild damaged muscles on athletes. One of the main benefits to prevent back pain with these is the improvement of posture. You automatically get a more upright walk when using these, because the footwear correct the posture for you automatically. You have no other choice than to walk in a "body friendly" manner. If you have suffered from back and neck pain for long, it's important to get used to the footwear bit by bit. It can take a while for your back to adjust itself to this new way of moving. But once you get the hang of it, you will notice a lot of improvement in a short amount of time. And you will get rid of that constant pain. If you have a job that makes you stand and walk all day, I can also recommend this MBT footwear. Many people using them claim that they are not at all as exhausted after a days work anymore. This is because the MBT footwear provides support for your back.


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Beatrice Stephenson is a freelance writer on health and sports issues.

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