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I'm going to try and count my steps one of these days. I've walked 1200-1300 miles in my MBT shoes but these Reebok EasyTone are worth checking out at half the price, although it looks like they only make them for women. Health experts recommend we log more steps — ideally 10,000 a day — to get or stay in shape, but can your choice of shoes boost the fitness impact of your walking workout? Reebok thinks so, touting its new EasyTone women's walking shoes as offering 28 percent more gluteus maximus muscle activation, 11 percent more hamstring activation and 11 percent more calf activation....


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This is a mini-review, a true story and NOT a paid advertisement. Over a year ago, when I started walking again, I had a slight knee injury and was looking for help. And like all "real" men was avoiding the doctor's office like the plague. I eventually ended up at the doctor's office but that's another story. In the end, my knee injury came from a combination of things: a lack flexibility, lack of vigorous exercise and weight gain. These simple answers to my injury came much later and with the help of my personal doctor. But I still had to solve my knee problem so independently and stubbornly...


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My shoe of choose is the MBT  - "the anti-shoe". MBT stands for Masai Barefoot Technology; it should stand for "Make Butt Tight". These shoe have a rounded bottom and force you while standing, moving, running or walking to balance constantly thus burning more calories and focusing on core muscle groups rather than just large leg muscles. I've been through two pairs and have loved every moment. It's hard to statistically measure results but when I've talked with people who just purchased theses shoes, their opinions all pointed toward the increased difficulty of working out in a pair of MBT's...


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