to loathe those weird shoes with the rocking bit on the sole?

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You know, the Skechers/MBT/whatever ones that claim to firm up your bottom by making you wobble around on the soles of your shoes. I am seeing more and more of them these days.

They are the Toyota Prius of the shoe world: barbarous to look at and of spurious actual benefit. AIBU to loathe them?

I don't like the look of the Fitflops. Even uglier than crocs, in my opinion.

And, I haven't done a proper study or anything, but by observing people wearing them I'm not sure that they work very well! Otherwise everyone wearing them would be skinny, right?

I think they're really ugly, but I guess if people find them comfortable and they sort out back problems etc, then that's more important.

Fit Flops are bloody ugly, but another one here whose life has been transformed by them. They are SO comfortable, and the pain in my knees has almost gone since I started wearing them.

I've still got a huge arse, though.

Pointy, can I ask what do you wear for work/for more formal occasions? A pair of fitflops at my workplace won't cut it.

M&S wannabe Fitflops are not as good, but they are half the price.

I have fit flops and I love them. They are the only flip flops I can keep on my feet. I struggle with others as I keep my toes curled in to keep them on. I don't think that by wearing fit flops I am toning up though. I think they look nice too and are not ugly

Are Fitflops true to size? I'm a broad-footed size 4 who sometimes has to buy 5's to get the width. Should I order a Size 4?

If you go onto the fit flops website they have a guide you can print off and see what size you are, a bit like the sizing on insoles where you cut to the right size

It's because of social conditioning.

I have some in my wardrobe once. I wore them once and they felt decidly unsafe so have not tried them since

That's the second thread since I logged on two minutes ago where I've read a couple of the posts and thought the posters sounded like wankers. Time for bed I guess

I just looked on the MBT website and it says the company went into administration on 17th May.

Are you all proud of yourselves now MBT haters?

Thanks Purple

YABU. I love my fugly Skechers Tone Ups. 12 hour (and the rest...) shifts in A&E now pass painlessly as they keep my plantar fasciitis under control. I admit that I probably look a bit of a tit mind....

I have been wearing my fitflops for three days now and my arch and knee pain have all but disappeared (also suffer from weird connective tissue disorders). I can wear my orthotics in closed in shoes, but sandals have been out for the last couple of years without causing immense pain.

I am considering a pair of fitflop trainers and also boots.

And am also under no illusion that they will tone my fat arse and cankles; only diet & exercise will do that!

hahaha I knew it'd turn into an MBT love-in!

Oh it's a shame that MBTs are in administration. I had a pair to help with my iffy knees and they really helped, despite being a bit aesthetically challenged.

I read an interview with the bloke who developed them in New Scientist and he seemed great - he was very clear on the orthopaedic benefits and his research, but essentially admitted that the claim that they'd make your arse thinner was made up by Marketting.

I started a FitFlop love-in by mistake!

LOL at "I don't want a label on my shoes saying "I think I have a big arse and that makes me sad"

Viva, I keep bumping into you on so many threads agreeing with me, or what I am thinking, that I think that you are actually me.

I have mbts ans fitflop trainers. Mtb have helped tone legs but fitflop are better looking.

I love my FitFlops for pottering but the toe post shreds my feet to buggery if I actually walk anywhere in them!

The rocking shoes have done wonders for my Plantar Fasciitis on the other hand. (Or the other foot)
Have some Puma ones that I consider to be quite stylish and make my leg quite shapely.

I have found that not all Fitflops are equal. Some are way more comfortable than others, so I always try on before I buy.

I wear MBTs (to work - involves a lot of standing up). They look awful but I am now pain-free. I have two other colleagues who wear them for the same reason - we all agree they look shit but not to have a regular bad back/sore feet means it is just worth it. No, I don't think they do anything for toning but that isn't why I have them.

I have the Reebok easytone flip-flops & don't think they're ugly at all, they just look like flip-flops-the trainers do look a little odd though.

The massive wedge of EVA foam in the sole of my Skechers is great for standing on for an eight hour shift on the concrete shop floor.

I run an ironing business and also find them great for being on my feet for long periods