does anybody have a pair of mbt trainers and if so do they work?

Question

they are specialist shoes for toning legs and improving posture v exspensive so need to know if they work

Answer 1

Shoes with this 'rocker' shape make the muscles in your legs work differently, and it can be useful, but only if you use your foot correctly in the first place. Similar shapes have been tried in running shoes now and then, but the more gradual 'footstrike' uses up energy and slows the runner down.

(that's actually beneficial; it makes you work harder and protects you from injury, but most runners will sacrifice safety and long-term health if it makes them faster!)

Lots of people try to run only on the ball and toe of their foot; if you do this, then the rocker shape could make your foot roll forward faster than you're used to (leading to injury).

Fell Running (running in moorland & rough countryside) is very good for your leg muscles and joints. That's because your foot placement varies all the time, so the different muscles all learn to support each other, instead of constantly operating in the same sequence as they do when you run on a smooth surface.

Typically, a Fell Running shoe is LESS padded and curved than a normal road shoe. This allows the runner to FEEL the surface better, and adapt to it more easily. In this type of running, the foot might be placed on the ground in a totally different position for EVERY STEP. These variations teach the leg muscles to cooperate very effectively.

If you slow down your usual running, and try to run in different 'styles' (the categories are designed to sell more shoes, not help your running), you will improve the way your leg muscles co-operate.

If you buy more than one pair of running shoes, try to get contrasting styles (eg a pair for over- & a pair for under-pronation, or a heavy pair and a lightweight pair) and use them alternately, carefully adapting your style to each. Don't run too fast (if you do, you're likely to revert to your usual habit, and you'll lose the benefit), and try to 'roll' your foot onto the ground, so that it makes little or no sound.

You can try running slightly toe-out and slightly toe-in, as well. You'll notice that this feels different in each 'style' of shoe, because your foot position encourages you to pronate differently too.

(Running fairly slowly and quietly, with an exaggerated heel-and-toe action and slightly higher knee-lift, should replicate any benefits the 'rocker' shoe can give you)

These drills will activate the muscles around your calf and shin differently, as well as some of the muscles in your thigh, making you a more versatile runner, and defending your knee, ankle and hip from accumulating damage.

IMPORTANT : while you're not used to the drills, you're vulnerable to overuse damage in muscles you've been neglecting. Introduce the drills gradually, and reduce your session mileage AND your overall mileage until you're very comfortable with each drill.

Answer 2

What's MBT?

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Yes! And ruddy heck they take ages to get used to. I'm still exhausted after walking in them for 30 minutes! They use muscles I never knew I had.

I know a couple of people that wear them all day every day, but I'm nowhere near that level of fitness with them.

The main thing to remember is not to walk 'normally' in them. You have to walk 'heel then toe'. As you come down from your heel the rocker flings you forward onto your toes, so you have no choice but to walk at high speed.

If you walk on them 'normally' it feels like you're walking on a rolling pin!

I love them, but they do take a lot of getting used to.

Answer 5

What are MBT trainers?

Answer 6

I dont personally but my friend says they're good!