FitFlop Women's Oasis Toning Thong Sandal

FitFlop Women's Oasis Toning Thong Sandal

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List Price: $49.95 

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Product Description

Give your legs a workout while you walk! Simply walking in FitFlop sandals help tone and trim your legs while reducing strain on your feet, knees and back. The FitFlop has been scientifically proven in independent studies to boost overall leg and calf muscle activity as you walk. The secret is the MicroWobbleboard multi-density EVA foam midsole - it challenges leg and foot muscles, helping improve core muscle strength and encouraging better posture. The suede upper gives these sandals a refreshing look.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14 in Shoes
• Size: *
• Color: Black
• Brand: FitFlop
• Model: Oasis
• Fabric type: suede
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Designed to tone muscles

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Seven Reasons Why Everyone is Wearing FitFlops

FitFlop midsoles incorporate patent-pending micro-wobbleboard™ technology, to give you a workout while you walk. Developed by Darren James and Dr David Cook at LSBU, the FitFlop's unique safely-tapered midsole places varying densities of EVA under your feet each time you step, to challenge the support and balance muscles of the foot and leg. They challenge hard to reach muscles more. FitFlops are engineered with a multi-density midsole that stimulates your muscles more while you're wearing them. In independent University testing, FitFlops have been shown to trigger increase gluteal muscle response, increased hamstring response, increase rectus femoris (thigh) response and increased calf muscle response. Every step you take in your FitFlops helps tone and trim your legs. Studies at Salford University by Dr. Philip Graham-Smith and Richard Jones have shown that the FitFlop midsole extends the amount of time that the slow twitch* muscles are engaged during each step (by approximately 10-12%). So just by wearing a pair of FitFlops you'll get more exercise while doing just exactly what you're normally doing. *slow twitch muscles produce energy by converting fats into energy aerobically FitFlops work your bum muscles more. FitFlops have been proven to increase the amount of time that the gluteus maximus muscle is 'activated' during every single step. FitFlops have been shown to have a significant effect on the toning muscles of your thighs. The rectus femoris muscle (one of the large muscles in the group of muscles in your thigh) is activated for a longer period of time while walking in FitFlops than while normally shod or barefoot. Walking in FitFlops is like walking barefoot, but a little bit better. According to a study done at the University of Salford in Manchester, UK, the FitFlop wearer's gait is very similar to that of a barefoot walker, but the added cushion provided by the EVA midsole helps reduce joint strain and absorb shock. In fact, several FitFlop wearers have already reported relief from back pain after a few days of wearing them. FitFlops make it easier to stay in shape. Just throw them on while you're running errands, walking to work, or working around your house. Most first-time FitFlop wearers report feeling their muscles working more, while 'fitter' wearers feedback has been more toward great comfort and cushion. One woman reported feeling like she'd had a 'bum-blasting' workout after a half an hour of FitFlop-shod walking.

 
Microwobbleboard™ tecnology in the FitFlop midsole
activates your leg muscles more while you walk in them.

 

Amazon.com Product Description
Step into a healthy Oasis with this FitFlop. The soft suede thong offers casual good looks and is easy to slip on, while its special technology makes it easier for you to keep fit. Featuring a sole composed of three distinct densities of EVA foam that together create a slightly destabilizing effect, your muscles are engaged each time you step, increasing leg, calf and gluteal muscle activity for better tone; improving your posture; and reducing the amount of stress on your lower back and feet. So you're secretly working out—while cleaning the house, running errands, or strolling through your favorite stores with friends—without disrupting your busy lifestyle.
From the Manufacturer
Created in the UK, over a two-year collaboration between former Bliss spa-entrepreneur Marcia Kilgore, Biomechanist Dr. David Cook and a team of untiring footwear engineers, FitFlops were initially designed to help modern women squeeze a little more exercise into their increasingly hectic schedules."I thought, how amazing if I could invent something that would help fight the onset of cellulite while I'm walking to the office," says Kilgore. "I work. I have kids. I have a husband. And the likelihood of me seeing the inside of a gym in the next ten years is slim to none. That said, I'd obviously prefer to go with slim." Kilgore found Dr. Cook at The Centre for Human Performance at London's LSBU, where he envisioned injecting the patent-pending 'microwobbleboard' technology into the midsole of the function-forward flip flop. Slightly destabilizing, FitFlops feature three distinct densities of EVA foam in a single-fused underfoot piece, to challenge your muscles more every time you step - to deliver a workout while you walk.

Customer Reviews

Worth every penny!
By Karen Watkins
Okay, ladies, we'll all admit what caught our attention was the concept of toning our legs and bottoms just by walking around in flip-flops, but does anyone really expect miracles in a matter of a few weeks? Come on!!! That claim wasn't enough to convince me to spend $50.00 on a pair of flip-flops, but reading close to 100 positive reviews definitely was. After retiring my well-worn, several-years-old pair of "cheapies", I researched this brand and read testimonials of so many people who recommended them for the improved balance and posture that they offered. I ordered the Oasis thong sandals, received them a few days later, and haven't taken them off since! I felt a difference the moment I put them on; I smiled and breathed a sigh of pleasure and contentment! They are incredibly comfortable, both outide and around the house, immediately improved my posture and balance, and have made a huge difference in the back pain I have suffered for years. This past week, for the first time in years, I have not had any back pain at all, not even when I first wake up in the morning. My husband, who is disabled with chronic back pain even after several surgical procedures, initially grumbled about my purchase of what he called "a pair of fifty dollar flip-flops". After seeing the difference these FitFlops have made for me, he now is going to order a pair for himself!(And, I'll order a pair of FitFlop clogs for the winter.) Sure, it will be nice if I notice more toned legs after wearing these for a year or so, but I know they've already paid for themselves in terms of the health benefits alone. Order a pair... You won't be sorry!