Trends cannot always be trusted.
http://www.acefitness.org/getfit/studies/toningshoes072010.pdf
Above is a link to a recent study on fitness shoes that are unstable on the bottom. According to this, there is little difference between this and regular running shoes. The only real benefit is that it might motivate people who aren't otherwise compelled to take a walk.
My mother has a pair of these. A few people I know and think are very intellegent people have multiple pairs. All of them have the feeling that they are accomplishing something. For many, that is a very difficult thing to acheive in the realm of fitness.
I consider that an advantage. Just like I consider other trends like "hot yoga", cutely named fitness classes such as booty ballet and buff brides bootcamp, and infomercials to be advantageous. Sometimes, we need that excitement to get moving, and I'm all for movement. Heck, in my days working as a waitress at the Cheesecake Factory, I burned off a slice of cheescake a day by doing TaeBo with Billy Blanks on my TV in my little studio apartment.
Just remember, folks, that this formula, in it's purest essence, will always hold true: get off the sofa, move around in a way that you enjoy and causes you to sweat a little, or almost lose your breath. It doesn't take money. It just takes motivation to get up.
I am a big believer in losing your breath once a day in any fashion, by being inspired, surprised, or just plain juumping up and down.CARDIOLATES, anyone?
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