Comments on: Personal Trainer’s Weekly Fitness Fit: Skecher’s Shape Ups http://www.twirlit.com/2009/10/05/personal-trainers-weekly-fitness-fit-skechers-shape-ups/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:10:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tricia http://www.twirlit.com/2009/10/05/personal-trainers-weekly-fitness-fit-skechers-shape-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-8600 Tricia Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:58:24 +0000 http://www.twirlit.com/?p=24176#comment-8600 I got these shoes as a Christmas present and I like them. They make me taller, aren't any heavier, and are comfortable. I don't like to exercise, so I wear them when I take walks to help get my heart rate up. I did a 2.5mi walk this evening with some tiny upward slopes and I feel like I got some good exercise in. I wouldn't suggest wearing these all day though. I got these shoes as a Christmas present and I like them. They make me taller, aren’t any heavier, and are comfortable. I don’t like to exercise, so I wear them when I take walks to help get my heart rate up. I did a 2.5mi walk this evening with some tiny upward slopes and I feel like I got some good exercise in. I wouldn’t suggest wearing these all day though.

]]> By: Kelly Turner http://www.twirlit.com/2009/10/05/personal-trainers-weekly-fitness-fit-skechers-shape-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-6643 Kelly Turner Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:18:41 +0000 http://www.twirlit.com/?p=24176#comment-6643 David- You know, normally I would respond with many other credible sources that sited the exact same findings I did, as well as the fact I did wear these shoes (do you really think I would write about something I didnt actually try?) but when you lower yourself to insulting someone you have never actually met, over something as stupid as shoes, I won't waste my time because you obviously aren't concerned with having an adult discussion about this topic. I won't get ensnared in a name calling match, which is obviously how you argue. Soprry to be redundant, but this is a blog, blogs are written with colloquialisms -its a writing style. Relax. and where the hell did calling me a cheerleader come from? I'm not, and never have been, but why is that supposed to be insulting? I love the internet- only here do people find it acceptable to come to your job and call you names David- You know, normally I would respond with many other credible sources that sited the exact same findings I did, as well as the fact I did wear these shoes (do you really think I would write about something I didnt actually try?) but when you lower yourself to insulting someone you have never actually met, over something as stupid as shoes, I won’t waste my time because you obviously aren’t concerned with having an adult discussion about this topic. I won’t get ensnared in a name calling match, which is obviously how you argue.

Soprry to be redundant, but this is a blog, blogs are written with colloquialisms -its a writing style. Relax.

and where the hell did calling me a cheerleader come from? I’m not, and never have been, but why is that supposed to be insulting?

I love the internet- only here do people find it acceptable to come to your job and call you names

]]> By: David http://www.twirlit.com/2009/10/05/personal-trainers-weekly-fitness-fit-skechers-shape-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-6640 David Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:18:02 +0000 http://www.twirlit.com/?p=24176#comment-6640 "I don’t know if anyone has ever told you this, but running or walking for extended periods of time with ankle weights on is probably the worst thing you can do to your joints. These shoes are the exact same thing." First of all, "exact same" is redundant. I guess they will let any cheerleader write articles these days. Second of all, I picked up a pair of these shoes just yesterday, in fact. I didn't buy them because I really don't want to spend that kind of money on shoes right now, but I physically picked them up with my hands. These shoes are not nearly the same weight as even the lighter ankle weights. Also, the weight displacement and fit is different with ankle weights. For the weights to feel right, you have to contort your ankle and strain your joints in an unnatural manner so that they don't feel like they're falling off of you. Besides, boots weigh twice as much as these shoes. Are you gonna make the same argument for boots? This is not even mentioning the fact that one usually ADDS ankle weights to shoes they're already wearing, so having JUST the shape ups on will not be any trouble for one's joints. YOU, my dear, don't know what you're talking about. Just like conspiracy theorists use half truths to explain their arguments, you have done the same thing in this article. “I don’t know if anyone has ever told you this, but running or walking for extended periods of time with ankle weights on is probably the worst thing you can do to your joints. These shoes are the exact same thing.”
First of all, “exact same” is redundant. I guess they will let any cheerleader write articles these days. Second of all, I picked up a pair of these shoes just yesterday, in fact. I didn’t buy them because I really don’t want to spend that kind of money on shoes right now, but I physically picked them up with my hands. These shoes are not nearly the same weight as even the lighter ankle weights. Also, the weight displacement and fit is different with ankle weights. For the weights to feel right, you have to contort your ankle and strain your joints in an unnatural manner so that they don’t feel like they’re falling off of you. Besides, boots weigh twice as much as these shoes. Are you gonna make the same argument for boots? This is not even mentioning the fact that one usually ADDS ankle weights to shoes they’re already wearing, so having JUST the shape ups on will not be any trouble for one’s joints. YOU, my dear, don’t know what you’re talking about. Just like conspiracy theorists use half truths to explain their arguments, you have done the same thing in this article.

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