Wearing MBTs increasingly activates muscle
groups needed to coordinate and stabilize the body both when walking
and standing. The muscular system is exercised all the way up to the
neck, stretched and relaxed again, the body balanced – with every
step.
Hundreds of thousands of consumers and
scientists worldwide have experienced the many positive effects of
MBT:
Masai Barefoot Technology ...
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Activates neglected muscles
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Improves posture and gait
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Tones and shapes the body
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Can help with back, hip, leg and foot problems
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Can help with joint, muscle, ligament and tendon injuries
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Reduces stress on knee and hip joints
MBT activates the whole body.
Results of
*
|
Stresses on knee and hip joints |
– 19 % |
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Improved posture and more upright gait |
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Increased muscle activity when
walking: |
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Lower limbs |
+ 18 % |
|
Rear thigh muscles |
+
19 % |
|
Buttock muscles |
+ 9 % |
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Oxygen intake |
+ 2,5 % |
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Increased muscle activity when standing: |
|
Lower limbs |
+ 38 % |
|
Rear thigh muscles |
+
37 % |
|
Buttock muscles |
+ 28 % |
*University of Calgary, Canada; Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK; Rennbahnklinik, Basle, CH etc.; in
comparison to conventional shoes