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Skecher Shape Ups and Toning Shoes
Skechers to pay $40 million for false claims about toning shoe benefits
ABC World News Reports Skechers Agrees to $40 Million Settlement with the FTC
Getting in Shape for the Summer? The Risks of Shape-Up Shoes
Reebok EasyTone and RunTone shoes false claims lawsuit
Reebok to pay $25 million for false claims about toning shoe benefits
Birth Injury
Brain Damage and KY Birth Injuries May Result from Delayed Childbirth
A Doctor’s Role in Preventing Kentucky Neonatal Infections at Birth
Should a Kentucky Doctor Be Able to Detect Neonatal E. Coli Earlier?
Shoulder Weakness from Kentucky Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries
Can Improper Prenatal Monitoring Lead to a Birth Injury in Kentucky?
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
A Cincinnati Truck Crash Lawyer Discusses Spinal Cord Injury Expenses
Louisville Auto Accident Leaves Teen Bicyclist Injured
Kentucky Car Accidents and Drowsy Driving
Cell Phones and Kentucky Car Accidents
Defective Maintenance Issues Can Cause Kentucky Truck Wrecks
Dangerous and Defective Products
Kentucky Defective Products Attorney on Dangerous Drugs in Covington
Zimmer NexGen knee replacement lawsuits
Darvocet pulled for link to heart damage by the FDA
Drugs for Osteoporosis Prescribed Unecessarily?
Defective Children’s Products & Toys are Constantly Recalled
Medical Mistakes
Fewer complications from heart device specialists
Pain Pumps
What Are Some of the Reported Problems with Pain Pumps?
Kimberly Clark subsidiary I-Flow sues doctor for using its pain pump product
Daubert Motion in Pain Pump Case Found for Plaintiff
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturer I-Flow Settles Lawsuits
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers Have Been Silent
Fentanyl Pain Patch
After a Defective Fentanyl Pain Patch Causes Injuries or Death of a Loved One
General
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Yaz Can Lead to Irregular Heartbeat
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News
Skechers could pay Millions for toning shoe lawsuits...
Toning Shoes Deceptive Claims result in $25 million settlement...
New report that Skechers Cause Serious Injuries...
Holly Ward files first lawsuit against Skechers for fracture injury reports Good Morning America...
Achilles Tendon Injuries linked to Skechers and toning shoes...
Toning shoes like Skechers can Cause Bone and Joint Injuries...
Is There Proof That Toning Shoes Give You a Better Body?...
The Supposed Secret Behind Toning Shoes...
Toning Shoes Manufacturer Skechers on Both Ends of Lawsuits...
Skechers Responds to ABC About Shape-Up Injury Case...
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Skecher Shape Ups and Toning Shoes
Lessons Learned from Skechers – Shoe Companies Shouldn’t Make False Health Claims
Planning to Shape Up for the New Year with Your Toning Shoes You Got for Christmas? Think Again!
How About a Lawsuit to Go With Your Toning Shoes?
Just Read the Headlines: Toning Shoes are Causing Injuries
Toning Shoe Injuries Reported to Consumer Product Safety Commission
Exercise Industry Experts Question Benefits of Toning Shoes
If you have suffered an injury while wearing toning shoes, you likely have questions about their hidden risks and dangers. You may also have many questions about the accuracy of claims made about the real training benefits of toning shoes.Toning shoes, such as those sold by Skechers and Reebok, are designed to alter your gait, making you feel unstable on your feet. Skechers and Reebok claim that wearers of the shoes, while stabilizing their steps, strengthen their leg, buttock, back, and abdominal muscles simply by walking around – eliminating the need for the gym.
However, it is important to remember that using toning shoes comes with the risk of personal injury. Medical experts point out that while toning shoes are appealing, there are many potential safety and health hazards to wearing them, including:
- problems with balance
- altered gait
- risk of fall
- stress fractures
- strained Achilles tendons
Nike Expresses Doubt About Benefits of Toning Shoes
Notably, Nike, the world’s largest seller of athletic shoes, and holder of the largest market share in the U.S. woman's athletic footwear market, has refused to invest in the development of a line of toning shoes, expressing doubt about their training benefits.
Eric Sprunk, Nike’s VP for global product and merchandising, notes that the benefits of toning shoes are unsupported by scientific evidence. In a recent speech on innovation, Sprunk maintained that it is simply not possible to design a pair of shoes that will allow wearers to tone their buttock, back, and abdominal muscles simply by walking around.
Both Consumer Reports, and the American Council on Exercise, which announced that toning shoes do not significantly increase muscle activity, share Nike’s doubts. These doubts are also shared by medical professionals who have raised questions regarding the lack of evidence for the training benefits of toning shoes.
John Pagliano, a podiatrist in Long Beach, California, who has reviewed studies of toning shoes, notes the lack of evidence to support the claim that the shoes actually tone the buttocks of wearers. Pagliano does not recommend the use of toning shoes. Other medical experts have questioned the studies allegedly proving the benefits of the shoe, noting:
- the small sizes of sample groups testing the shoes
- the lack of controlled testing
- the lack of sound scientific evidence of the effect of the shoe on muscle activity and growth
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