All Entries in the "Fit Footwear" Category
Review: FitFlops-Do they Work?
The following is a post sponsored by Fitness Footwear. Flip flops that are actually good for your feet and tone your body at the same time? Sounds too good to be true, right? We were thrilled when Fitness Footwear sent us a pair of FitFlops for one lucky GGS girl to review! When I opened [...]
New Balance and Westin Hotels Join Forces
How cool is this? No more excuses when travelling for business or pleasure for that matter! Read on….. New Program Provides Guests with Complimentary Athletic Footwear, Apparel, Accessories, equipment, In-Room Workouts and More Boston, Massachusetts and White Plains, NY (December 14, 2010) – Two renowned global brands in the fitness and hospitality categories are joining [...]
Vibram FiveFingers: Can they Offer Protection for Barefoot Runners?
There are twenty-six bones, twenty muscles and thirty-three joints in the human foot. The human foot is truly a work of art and we need to treat it with respect! By wearing proper foot wear, you provide your feet and your body with the advantages they need during exercise and normal daily activity. The Vibram FiveFingers are [...]
Beginner’s Guide to Barefoot Running
I have seen so many people barefoot running in the last month than ever before. I am not sure how people do it without cutting and hurting their feet? Read on to find out how… There has been a ton of research done over the past few years on the benefits of running barefoot. Some [...]
Easy Tone Reebok Commericals-Have they gone too far?
Since the GGS Crew are doing a whole series on ‘toning shoes’, I started to do some more research on the topic and found these on youtube. Tell me what you think of these commercials for Reebok Easy Tone…they are super short and worth the watch… And this one: And there are way more on youtube but [...]
Review: Earth Footwear
You may have noticed a lot of hoopla lately about ergonomic soles and specially designed shoes that are all about helping you develop muscle tone as you walk around. Brands like Reebok and even Skechers have emerged in the marketplace as lifestyle brands, garnering attention from celebrities and people nationwide because of their funky look and [...]
The ‘Skinny’ on Muscle Toning Shoes
How it all began It all began in the 1990′s when Swiss Engineer Karl Muller, who suffered from chronic back pain, vacationed in South Korea and noticed that his back pain virtually disappeared during that time. He concluded that walking barefoot on soft ground could eliminate back pain. He also found that back pain and [...]
What ‘Toning Shoe’ is the Best for you?
Imagine a shoe that doesn’t just work at the gym, it works like the gym. That’s right. These shoes promise to tighten and tone muscles, rev the metabolism and even burn cellulite as you walk. How effective they are seems to be up to the wearer and the faith they put in the marketing and [...]
Review-New Balance Cross Trainers
The three GGS girls had to duke it out playing ROCK PAPER SCISSORS to see who got the review for these very cool looking New Balance shoes. AND, I won! Sorry, ladies I love my shoes so I pulled out all the tricks! When the box came in the mail, I was not sure what they were. [...]
Review: Reebok EASYTONE – Brilliant butt toning for lazy girls like me
I have a dirty little secret and I’m going to share it with you. I’m lazy. Yes, I am. Lay-Z. That’s why I run. I run because I find it the most efficient way to exercise in the shortest amount of time. I know I can get away with running for one hour twice a [...]
GGS Holiday Gift Guide – Fitness Footwear
Girl Get Strong’s Holiday Gift Guide Giving the Gifts of Health and Fitness Footwear Edition Shoes, shoes, shoes. What girl has enough shoes? Not this one! My eyes are always bigger than my wallet when it comes to shoes and handbags. So naturally, I had no problem finding fitness footwear that caught my eye for [...]
Shape up for summer with new Skechers Shape Ups
I LOVE Skechers for casual wear (I have three pairs, all different colours that I wear with my beloved Lululemon fitness wear), so I was excited to hear about Skechers Shape Ups. This month Skechers Shape Ups have exploded into the fitness footwear market and it seems not a moment too soon with the height [...]
