FitFlops on 20/20 Put down the weights ladies we have diet pills for your feet.

Because 20/20 has nothing better to do, they are doing an entire segment on FitFlops tomorrow night. I love it. Why do any hard work when you can look fabulous by just wearing shoes.

Apparently the magic of FitFlops is activated by walking. As anyone knows, walking is a completely useless activity and can only work if wearing these special shoes!

http://www.swissmasaius.com/Default.aspx?lang =en-US

Here's another one to get you scratching your head.  I ran across these shoes on another site the other day and had to investigate.  Sad to think all this time I've been walking around wasting my time, isn't it??

If I need to wear those heinous shoes in order to be fit I'd rather be a giant blob.

They sell these where I work, I should buy some, for realsies.  They just tone, right?  'Cause I bulk up real fast.

Original Post by spirochete:

If I need to wear those heinous shoes in order to be fit I'd rather be a giant blob.

 Well, I suspect, if we had to wear those shoes to be fit.... we WOULD all be giant blobs.  Somehow, someway, we've managed to get fit without weird shoes... we must be genetic oddities!

I actually have a similar pair of these funky shoes, and no joke, my back no longer hurts at work (I'm walking 99% of the time) My legs were tired after wearing them for a few hours the first time I wore them too. After awhile, I have improved my posture and the way I walk in all shoes. The low back pain relief was the biggest benefit though!

I agree as long as your moving, it doesn't matter whats on your feet, as long as your comfortable! I would consider myself advanced beginner as far as exercise goes, and it helped me. Definately would benefit a beginner. I'm not sure on the expert fitness level. I guess it depends on how you usually walk and which muscle groups you use.

And I got them for $15 from a friend who sells them, they are white with purple or blue coloring, but mainly white. I wouldn't pay nor recommend paying $200+ like that MBT website. They arent THAT good! And they look fine with long jogging pants, but capris no way! You are like an inch or so higher than normal.

If I wear fit flops every day, along with my ab-toning belt, and diet patch, and toxin-cleansing foot things (are those compatible with the fit flops??) I should be celebrity-thin and healthy in no time!

Too bad it took me so long to realize.

Original Post by laschndr:

If I wear fit flops every day, along with my ab-toning belt, and diet patch, and toxin-cleansing foot things (are those compatible with the fit flops??) I should be celebrity-thin and healthy in no time!

Too bad it took me so long to realize.

 lol.  Don't forget to get that gyrating chair.  The ad for that chair kills me.

Original Post by spirochete:

Because 20/20 has nothing better to do, they are doing an entire segment on FitFlops tomorrow night. I love it. Why do any hard work when you can look fabulous by just wearing shoes.

Apparently the magic of FitFlops is activated by walking. As anyone knows, walking is a completely useless activity and can only work if wearing these special shoes!

I'll be darn! And all this hard work I have been doing! All I had to do is buy  some special flip flops? I think NOT!!! I sure am glad I enjoy all this hard work or I might be tempted to get a quick fix! LMAO! Thanks Spirochete! It certainly is not worth wasting my workout time to watch it unless I want to laugh. How many calories does laughing burn?

Ok ladies the FitFlop segment is on tonight. Time to find out how much energy we've been wasting doing all our walking around in non-approved shoes.

I am going to make a prediction: This segment is going to fuel the hype around these stupid things. Your legs work harder walking in sand than they do around your house. Everyone knows this. When I say "harder" though, I mean yeah it's different but it's NOT going to give you the (let's say it all together) LONG AND LEAN MUSCLES ON YOUR LEGS, LIKE A DANCER!

Isn't it fun to be fit snobs? I just left the gym, wore my $50.00 Nikes from the outlet store, and I fell better than any pair of $250 shoes could make me feel just walking around. Exercise is vital for me to feel good, working up a sweat. I don't think that I could get that same feeling just wearing shoes...

Though I DO get a rush from a good Coach bag.... ok, but I won't lose the same amount of weight that did with the Nikes.

Hey- I missed the show- how was it?

OH this is so evil, they are having some serious crap when all I want to watch is how some FitFlops are going to transform me into a freakin goddess

UPDATE: 38 minutes in and we're still talking about transgenered children. I don't see them wearing FitFlops so I don't think we're there yet

I hate you 20/20 you are on the bad list for stiffing us on this story. Stupid Barbara Walters and her whatever story

I just tuned in and heard Babs talking to a transgendered girl about her 'snake'?  Double take!

Oh the injustice!  I so wanted to order my FitFlops....

A friend of mine found this report when she realized how upset I was at the jerks of ABC.

We measured the body fat in my legs before and after I got the FitFlops. And after three weeks of wear, there was no change.

Shocking!!

Well everyone agrees they are pretty comfy so if you like them, get them. Don't buy them thinking you're doing anything better than walking if you're walking in them, though.

hmmm, interesting. are they like the mbt's for flip flops.

slightly off topic... i bought a pair of mbt's & loved them. now they didn't do everything they claimed but they did help me. i have foot problems & wear orthotics. but anyway the mbt's did work my legs slightly different than just walking in normal runners (sneakers).  i run 2-3 times a week & they also helped my shin splints as they helped to build up my shins. the first few times i wore them, little old ladies were passing me by, but you eventually get used to them.

anyway they claim they help your posture but most people who suffer from bad posture usually its because of the way they sit, so mbt's are not really going to help you there. im sure fitflops are good for some things but when they have to 'lead' people on, it just makes it sound fishy.

Original Post by killerqueen215:

They sell these where I work, I should buy some, for realsies. They just tone, right? 'Cause I bulk up real fast.

Did you just say, "for realsies"???