Reebok Easy Tone Shoes – Product Review

Reebok Easy Tone Shoes are all the rage with woman because of their numerous advertisements and other marketing campaigns on newspapers and television featuring celebrities. According to the makers, this shoes designed by an Engineer of NASA is a simple answer to those looking for an elusive toned body.Reebok claims that walking in their EasyTone sneakers will tone the lower body better as the calf and hamstring muscles being activated up to 11% more than they would be with ordinary sneakers and the gluteal muscles will be activated up to 28% more. But have you wondered how true are these claims made by the Company? Can one really get a shapely butt and legs by just wearing a pair of shoes? What are the benefits or disadvantages of wearing Reebok Easy Tone Shoes?

How does Reebok Easy Tone Shoes work? According to Reebok, the EasyTone shoes are the only fitness shoes with a built-in "balance ball" design on the soles to create instability, so that users' muscles would have to work harder. These Shoes has two pods with air pockets centered on the heel and forefoot. The pods help to intentionally keep the wearer off-balance creating instability which requires an increase in muscle activity. The greatest disadvantage in the shoes is that due to the instability of the balance pods it is not suitable for activities which require unplanned side-to-side movement like tennis, basketball etc.

I bought the Reebok Easy Tone Shoes as soon as it was introduced after seeing the advertisements. I wanted another pair of Gym Shoes and opted to buy it. Coming from Reebok I knew that there would not be any compromise regarding the quality and there would be at least some truth in their claims. However, I was not foolish enough to expect a pair of sneakers to make a noticeable effect on my physical appearance or be a replacement to exercising or healthy diet. After buying I started using these shoes for my 2 days work out at the Gym and as walking shoes inside my house.

The health and performance benefits highlighted by the manufacturer of Reebok Easy Tone Shoes is just an exaggeration just like the majority of the Fairness Advertisements we see on Television. But this does not mean that it is not a good fitness footwear. So far from my personal experience I can say that it is one of the most comfortable and good looking shoes to wear while walking or work out. These shoes may not miraculously tone or help you to cut off the extra pounds, but they make a great everyday wear shoes. Recently when I wore a tight fitting jeans which I had not worn for a long time I noticed that it looked much better than it looked earlier on me. However, I would not want to give the credit to these shoes for that as I have been doing a lot of other activities as well. If you are looking at attaining a slim figure then I suggest that you make some serious lifestyle changes than trust on a pair of sneakers to do the work. Avoid eating sweets and processed foods. Also start exercising regularly by walking, doing aerobics, yoga, cardio and strength workouts etc. So my advice to those who expect miracles are to get real and think before you buy the shoes don’t let the advertisements fool you because shoes won’t tone your butt.