After the basic sensory functions, the action performed most by the body gets world attention…
May be a similar thought had dawned upon the Swiss engineer, Karl Müller too who solved the problem to some extent for many by simply developing shoes that allow one to walk in a gait similar to that of the Masais. Calling it the Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT), he made such shoes to relieve one of the joints’ pain. The shoes that don’t look like the others (many call it ‘hideous’) is around two inches thick at the centre of the heel and gets thinner gradually towards the toe and swoops upward at the rear. So as one steps down, it is on the comfortable cushiony part of the heel (also called the ‘sweet spot’) and that is when a springy sensor bounces back, making the foot roll forward towards the toe.
For reasons pertaining either to right posture or other ailments, MBT is inspiring many other forms of shoes across the world. Fortunately, better-looking Alegria shoes that have a thick cushiony comfortable sole, along with the rocker aspect of the MBT shoes and the lightweight slip-on quality of the flip-flops is becoming a rage in the US within only a week of its introduction this April.
The MBT shoe may make you conspicuous (being of no beauty) but then, that’s the gait of the Masais who apparently have no cellulite! Yes, it was health writer, Harriet Griffey (The Times of London) who popularised this footwear technology as anti-cellulite. Bouncing and rolling in the shoes does need some acclimating, and that’s why training classes exist only to teach how to walk in the MBT shoes. Whether the cellulite disappears or not, several around the world have reported relief in backache due to lesser burden on the knees and hips.
While all MBT-inspired shoes emphasise on toning the muscles and improving the posture, for a perfect body, the Masai do more than just walking in these tyre shoes. This includes drinking loads of milk, eating cattle and goat meat, having some bitter soup made from acacia tree (containing cholesterol reducing agents) and drinking cattle blood. So, if you want it the Masai way in entirety, then the author can only wish you luck!
May be a similar thought had dawned upon the Swiss engineer, Karl Müller too who solved the problem to some extent for many by simply developing shoes that allow one to walk in a gait similar to that of the Masais. Calling it the Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT), he made such shoes to relieve one of the joints’ pain. The shoes that don’t look like the others (many call it ‘hideous’) is around two inches thick at the centre of the heel and gets thinner gradually towards the toe and swoops upward at the rear. So as one steps down, it is on the comfortable cushiony part of the heel (also called the ‘sweet spot’) and that is when a springy sensor bounces back, making the foot roll forward towards the toe.
For reasons pertaining either to right posture or other ailments, MBT is inspiring many other forms of shoes across the world. Fortunately, better-looking Alegria shoes that have a thick cushiony comfortable sole, along with the rocker aspect of the MBT shoes and the lightweight slip-on quality of the flip-flops is becoming a rage in the US within only a week of its introduction this April.
The MBT shoe may make you conspicuous (being of no beauty) but then, that’s the gait of the Masais who apparently have no cellulite! Yes, it was health writer, Harriet Griffey (The Times of London) who popularised this footwear technology as anti-cellulite. Bouncing and rolling in the shoes does need some acclimating, and that’s why training classes exist only to teach how to walk in the MBT shoes. Whether the cellulite disappears or not, several around the world have reported relief in backache due to lesser burden on the knees and hips.
While all MBT-inspired shoes emphasise on toning the muscles and improving the posture, for a perfect body, the Masai do more than just walking in these tyre shoes. This includes drinking loads of milk, eating cattle and goat meat, having some bitter soup made from acacia tree (containing cholesterol reducing agents) and drinking cattle blood. So, if you want it the Masai way in entirety, then the author can only wish you luck!
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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