Toning shoes are currently enjoying a massive rise in popularity, with men and women attracted by the highly comfortable design and excellent underfoot padding. However another class of shoes is also becoming highly sought after, and in terms of padding, they are at the other end of the scale. Barefoot shoes take away all of the cushioning for which toning shoes, and indeed modern sneakers, are famed and return the body to a much more natural way of moving.
Modern shoes aim to cushion and protect the feet, however in doing so they often restrict movement, promoting a heavier heel strike and reducing the flexibility and movement. Toning shoes go some way to correct this, promoting a natural and healthy roll, akin to walking barefoot in soft sand; a much more natural way of walking for which humans were designed.
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