On the MoveMasai Barefoot Technology - Information
Gentle Reminder: If you didn't read why we sell MBT's on the intro page please read it here (click here for more) or:
Our staff discovered MBT for themselves, loved the increase in their walking posture and fluidity, and ran a campaign to get Back in Action to sell them.
Why did they insist so strongly? ....... Because almost all Back in Action's products are about creating balanced movement and muscular health. For seventeen years we have focused on the area of sitting and sleeping, providing chairs that induce balance and burn extra calories, beds that induce deep relaxation.
More recently we have added the Mobiliser which restores movement to inhibited vertebral joints. It has been proven to dramatically restore lost flexibility and to beat back pain.
But... we have always been unable to help with postural improvements while walking, (except via our Alexander Teacher...very effective but expensive too)
Our staff recognised that the balance induced by MBT's while walking was completely compatible with the advice and training Back in Action offers to our clients throughout this site and in our stores.
We now sell a lot of MBT's, our staff are the most skilled we know of and we would love to explain the benefits. Click here to book a fitting and see the range of styles.
MBT shoes can change the way most of us use our muscles as well as reduce shock forces to the entire skeletal system. Masai Barefoot Technology makes all surfaces like walking in sand. Unlike most conventional training shoes that only support and cushion your feet, the unique lever spring action of MBT's challenge the core strengthening muscles to be more active. This creates good posture and increases shock absorption for all the joints.
What is a Masai Barefoot Technology?
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In essence MBT is a redesign
of shoes to cause the user to have to balance while they walk. Like almost all Back in Action products the intention is to create a life style more compatible with the way our bodies evolved. MBT shoes create natural balanced walking posture and once acclimatised users report exceptional increases in vitality and well being. At Back in Action we like to see MBT's used as part of a comprehensive approach to body health. For example: 1. The Mobiliser can restore lost movement in spinal joints and MBT's can develop the core muscles to take full advantage of the new easy spinal movement. 2. The Actulum chair creates balance and vitality while sitting, but most of our clients are still too inactive in their daily life. MBTs increase the energy used in walking and particularly develop the core muscles, thus restoring a more nomadic lifestyle without giving up the day job! 3. A Tempur mattress may allow greater rest and repair at night, but MBT shoes can then build on the better start to each day by using the deeper muscles and driving increased general fitness. More about MBT and the reasons people sing their praises: Most of us are too rushed in life. We are often pressurized into a forward stance or worse our posture gets forgotten completely. Everything is ‘on the go' in forwards motion, as illustrated in the pictures. As we walk about the hard surfaces we walk on are putting our body through extremes of unnatural pressure; overloading the joints from the ankles, knees, hips to lower back and upwards through the spine. We evolved walking on surfaces with "give". If you stop for a moment and think about your posture, check out your spine shape. What is your postural alignment like? Do you feel pressure through your body? Perhaps its time for a change. The MBT range of footwear is designed to allow you to walk on a soft, uneven surface in order to stimulate exceptional muscle use; so increasing tone, alignment throughout the body, benefiting circulation and giving you a feeling of overall good health and well being. Reveal ends Below we describe the benefits in more detail, related to the reasons you might use MBT. Click here to book a fitting and see the range of styles. |
MBT: buy for Sport & Fitness
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Top teams, world champions
and olympic medallists use MBT for training and testify the positive impact
on their training and performance. Training with MBT improves: Coordination, Core Stability, Power & Speed, Running Style, Endurance, Flexibility, Recovery and Injury Prevention. Performing on a high level needs to balance all of your abilities. MBT makes training more effective, challenging and gentle to your spine. Click here to book a fitting and see the range of styles. |
MBT: buy for Medical & Therapy
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For treatment, rehabilitation
and prevention of: Back, hip, leg and feet problems, Joint, muscle, ligament
and tendon injuries, Therapy resistance. GPs, physiotherapists, osteopaths,
chiropractors and alexander technique teachers recommend the use of MBTs
to successfully help prevent and treat injuries. Through the biomechanical function of MBT, the muscles, joints and spine begin to function in an anatomically correct manner. The postural muscles are toned up, joint wear is reduced, and with it pain. Click here to book a fitting and see the range of styles. |
MBT: buy for Beauty & Well being
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Wearing MBT can help Muscle
Toning, Core Stability, Weight Reduction and Improved Posture. Developed to cure back and joint problems, MBTs help to strengthen and tone the body, improve sports performance and help people lose inches. Due to MBT's unique patented curved layered sole, it lengthens the body into a tall, upright posture and encourages use of neglected muscle groups. When walking or jogging users engage untrained muscles and burn more calories, helping people to tone and to lose weight efficiently. Even while standing the muscles continue working to maintain a centre of balance. Click here to book a fitting and see the range of styles. |
Before and After...
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Most muscular and skeletal problems
originate from poor posture and faulty gait patterns. MBT changes a passive, straining gait into an active gait pattern that is gentler on the back and additionally stabilizes the pelvis and the spine. With every step taken, MBT is therapeutic and simultaneously preventative. |
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