I was flabbergasted the other day when I saw the latest Reebok Commercial: “Reebok Easy Tone…Take the Gym With You!” I often marvel at the many shoes on the market that promise to tone your entire lower body. For my own wicked pleasure, I can’t help but review this “innovative” Reebok Easy Tone sneaker.
This life changing shoe is said to help you burn more calories as you move about your day-to-day activities. Let’s find out how, shall we? These little magic bullets are said to target the glutes, hamstrings and calves. They do this by using DMX technology (DM..who now?) which features balance pods under the forefoot and heel of the foot. These balance pods exchange air flow, creating the feeling of walking on sand, forcing leg muscles to work harder without discomfort. I’m imagining that this is sort of like walking on two “Bosu Balls”. This natural imbalance allegedly requires your legs to adapt and stabilize you, which in turn works your glutes, hamstrings and calves. Glory be! Um, I wonder what happens if you go for a run in them…
The whole idea behind this shoe is that you actually have to “put a little more effort into your walking motion” (A novel idea!). As you trot along, this oh-so-scientifically engineered imbalance causes all the additional muscles in your legs to fire and give you that sought after toning effect. The numbers are in, and they claim you’ll see 28% more muscle activity in the Gluteus Maximis, 11% in the thighs and hamstring area, and 11% in your calves while using the Reebok Easy Tone shoe.
If only I had purchased a pair of these shoes sooner, I never would have had to kill myself at CrossFit to get killer legs! Such a shame. I committed to all that healthy exercise, mental toughness, total body strengthening and aerobic conditioning, when all I really had to do was learn how to tie my Reeboks. Sound too good to be true? Well, that’s because IT IS. It’s days like this that I’m so happy I CrossFit. I admire CrossFit for many reasons, the simplest of which being because it makes me smart enough to know what my body REALLY needs. A challenging workout, healthy food, a well-structured training plan and some good old fashioned hard work. If you don’t believe me, just wait until shorts season and I’ll prove it to you! 😉
Buy In – 4×6 hang squat snatch practice, bar only
WOD – “Pistonays”
· Four times through each of the following for max repetitions
· 10s of work, 20s rest, 2 min between rounds
1. Jump squat – full depth (65/95)
2. MedBall Rebound throws (2kg/4kg)
3. Side-side Cone hops
4. Push Press – (65/95)
5. Ring Inverted Rows
Zone 3: Scale to 55/75
Zone 2: Scale to 45/65
Zone 1: Scale as needed
Cash Out – Ring Support Practice – practice basic holds, straddles, Lsits, 5 attempts
Running WOD
5 x 400 at 5-K pace
Please post in the comments when and where you are doing your run if you would like people to join you!
100 Day Burpee Challenge:
Burpees today: 50
Buy-in: 1275
I’m so with you Shannon on the shoe thing — and it brought to mind that piece of “exercise” equipment that you stand on and it vibrates, and of course the marketing is “it’s all you need to burn fat and lose inches,” and apparently you feel all energetic too. WHATEVER. This kind of stuff is just stealing money from peope. Great blog!
Everything about this post is Pure AwesomeSauce. The picture is dope, the WOD is freakin sweet, the writeup is solid, and I must admit I like the video as well.
You talking about the “Shake weight” Kathleen?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S3C4AC908w
Maybe we should try to wod in these shoes… haha! Imagine how hot your legs would look then. This is really what we all think about while we are deadlifing.
Wow, no comment on the shake weight.
RE: the shake weight….
Oh
My
God.
Forget the ridiculous exercise-related claims, what about all of the other comments that could be made about the shape, handling, and action of that thing??? hahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaa. really.
Wow, “dynamic inertia”, that just sounds impressive! Sorry, I’m done with CrossFit, it’s all about the Shake Weight now. I bought one that tones your butt and thighs, you don’t want to see how I have to hold it :-).
Cam, Ellen DeGeneres found the Shake Weight so ridiculous that she featured it on her show every day for weeks, giving it away to all her celebrity guests as a gag. She even was the first to announce the new Shake Weight for Men, which advertises (and I kid you not) that it’s “bigger and longer”. True story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7xrr8XQ_-Y
Kathleen, I agree that the public is being hoodwinked with all these ridiculous exercise fads. It’s frustrating!
Too bad Vince from SlapChop and ShamWow didn’t demo the Shake Weight, that would have been awesome.
Haha the Shake Weight is too funny. I can just see it injuring someome.
… Nothing like taking training “specificity” to a whole new level hahaha
That is hilarious Spidey! I don’t want to see it. Don’t worry guys it will not be the buy in tomorrow 🙂
we need one of those ab-circle thing, those are supposed to sculpt your abs in a few easy minutes!
What they forgot to put in the add was that a properly done full back squat would have used those muscles to a full 100%…just saying
Thanks for posting Jon! How you been?
Oh yeah, the ol’ Ab Circle – I had a domestic with the TV at work yelling at that commercial — arrgghh, can’t decide which is worse – Shake Weight or that? People who invent these machines should be shot (can I say that???!?!?!) Drives me crazy when they say it’s “easy” to lose your love handles…and while I’m ranting how about PGX “it’ll change your life even if you don’t…” So that ad tells people that all will be well if you just take a pill and that’s it! arrgghh.
I’ve seen this one a few times… only $19.99…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSpUaTPKkCk
Chris… the sham wow guy would definitely be an improvement…
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0327092sham1.html
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