In the spirit of Men’s Health I’m going to create my very own food competition–“Disantapproved, DiSontDoIt!” (haha I’m so creative). Switching to Vitaminwater Zero can have a big impact on your health and weight. Although both are low-calorie thirst quenchers, the first is sweetened with all-natural Stevia and is loaded with B vitamins and vitamin C, while the latter is virtually all sugar. For example, look at Vitaminwater Zero vs. These subtle differences often go unnoticed, but realistically they can make a huge difference. I love this article because it exposes an unhealthy food and simultaneously unveils the health benefits of an extremely similar alternative. Muscle activation was measured in each location using electromyography (aka electrodes).Įvery month Men’s Health magazine features a segment called “Eat This, Not That!,” which puts two similar foods or beverages into a head-to-head battle royale, and compares them based on their health benefits.
Subjects walked on a treadmill for five minutes wearing each type of shoe at random under three conditions: 3.0 mph with no incline, 3.5 mph with no incline, and 3.5mph with a 5% grade incline. Twelve physically active females aged 19-27 were selected for each study (24 total) and were each required to complete twelve, five-minute exercise trials. ACE conducted two sub-experiments, the first testing muscle activation and the second testing the other four criteria. Luckily, my personal training organization, ACE, recently published a study looking at the effectiveness of these shoes.ĪCE compared Shape-Ups, EasyTone, MBT, and running shoes across five criteria: muscle activation in six regions of the body (gastrocnemius-calves, rectus femoris-quads, biceps femoris-hamstrings, gluteus maximus-butt, erector spinae-spine muscles/posture, and rectus abdominis-abs), caloric expenditure, heart rate, ratings of perceived exertion (subjective evaluation of how hard you think you’re working, scale from 1-10) and oxygen consumption. Come on, shoes that are specifically designed to tone your ass and legs, reduce cellulite, improve posture, and burn extra calories? Sounds like bulls!*% to me. Regardless, I’m skeptical of any “magic exercise device” that promises extraordinary results and wanted to investigate further.
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Lifting free weights actually requires more force output and activates more muscles because it requires the lifter to balance and stabilize the weight, whereas with machines there is no stabilization or balance component. This theory is strikingly similar to the concept of using free weights vs. Toning shoes function based on an unbalanced sole design, which forces the wearer to work harder to stabilize their body and balance. And tones your butt up to 28 percent more than regular sneakers just by walking.” “burn more calories, tone muscles, improve posture, reduce joint stress” and “it’s the shoe proven to work your hamstrings and calves up to 11 percent harder. Shape-Ups, and other toning shoes such as MBT’s Masai Barefoot Technology and Reebok’s EasyTone make claims such as: They’re pretty funny, and they seem to promise a good product. Have you ever seen the wacky commercials for Sketcher’s “Shape-Ups” with Joe Montana.
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