FitFlop

I have funny feet. With a high instep and high arch (don't ask me which is which) my feet are almost impossible to fit with comfortable shoes. An added complication is that with water-retention, my ankles can swell to very painful proportions, and I need proper support for my feet since damaging both knees in an RTA twenty years ago (with arthritis now settled into the old injuries). I remember when I was younger, growing up in the USA, and when I first came to London in the early 1970s that it was possible to buy shoes called "combination-last" shoes with a B/D fitting (heel width as in a B ... more

Eurgh summer time is here and the manky feet are out! Seriously some of the sights I have seen this week traveling to and from work have made me want to puke. What I don't understand is why people wear open toe shoes/Flip Flops when they have feet which resemble the trotters of pigs... surely a friend or relative would be kind enough to tell them that it really is not a good look?. With that in mind I always aim to ensure that my feet, although I hate feet including my own, always look presentable and are not whiffy. My Dilema... Despite the fact I hate feet, I do love shoes. If my husband ... more

A few months ago a friend met me for lunch wearing a new pair of rather unusual flip flops. They not only looked good but apparently were toning her legs and bum as she walked! I was impressed and wanted to know more! Once back at home I decided to look up these flip flops via Google to find out more! What they say… **************** Once on the fit flops web site-note they are not called flip flops-I discovered some very impressive claims. Although they look very similar to any other pair of flip flops. Albeit with a much thicker sole and wider straps, fit flops are designed to give you a gym ... more

I'm pretty much always on a quest to keep fit and to keep in shape but it's not always easy with the demands of a young family. I even have my own treadmill at home as I have found it virtually impossible to get to the gym on a regular basis. There are some days though when I simply don't have the time to take a significant run which is why, when I first heard about fitflops, they appealed to me so much. Fitflops are described by the makers as 'the flip flop with the gym built in!' They claim that while you are doing all the things that you would normally do, just by wearing fitflops, you will ... more

Is it possible to buy a pair of shoes that will exercise your legs? I saw some information about FitFlops and it got me wondering. I am old enough to remember Scholl exercise sandals and I bought a pair of those many years ago so it was probably inevitable that I would be swayed by the hype and invest in a pair of FitFlops. What exactly are they? +++++++++++++++++ They are simply a pair of flip flops with a shaped and cushioned sole which it is said slightly destabilise the body which in turn makes you use more muscles as you walk. By doing so the manufacturers claim that you will tone the ... more