Not since Dorothy's ruby slippers has a pair of shoes come with so many promises. Promotional materials for Skechers Shape-Ups say these funny-looking, balance-challenging,, curved-sole sneakers and casual shoes can: They'll help you "get in shape without going to the gym," according to the Shape-Ups ad campaign launched last spring. That's quite a claim. And the Skechers company isn't the only one making it: A company called MBT has sold heavier, pricier versions of these rocker-soled shoes for several years with similar claims. Reebok has a version, too. The idea: The heavily cushioned rocker sole forces wearers to work harder to maintain balance and stand erect, engaging muscles that are otherwise less active. More active muscles burn more calories. The shoes also enforce a rolling heel-to-toe gait that makers say simulates walking barefoot in the sand. journey. It was going to lay a foundation for me to create a body of work that we now know as Nia. The gift to me was that my body was plagued with illness. The gift was that I didn't learn like everybody else; therefore, the only place I could go to figure this out was not in my head, not outside to a book,, but into my own body, connected to my own experience and connected to sensation, which I now know is the voice of the body. This led me on a journey of becoming a mother and a wife, and eventually creating my own business that we now know as Nia. 相关的主题文章：