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" Charleston South Carolina"
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LOL. Wow. Im just stating facts. There were no slurs at all, just stating who buys those shoes. If my comments hit too close to home with you then you just need to realize that I was just stating the truth about the kind of people who wear those shoes, and the type of people they are marketed to.
A group of my fellow senior citizens and I walk almost everyday & quite a few of us have bought these shoes . I also found your remarks a little patronizing.
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I read that they are a rip-off.
However if you want a casual shoe that does tone your legs, I recommend the old-school Dr. Scholl's wooden clogs. When I was a teenager I wore them all the time and had legs of steel.
I've heard mixed things about them. Some ladies swear by them and recommend them to their friends. Others are less enthusiastic. From what I've been able to gather, you do feel it in your legs when you wear them.
I don't know that I would wear them during a work out - mainly for balance/support concerns. But I don't see the harm in wearing them for things like mall walking.
I don't think so, but I'm willing to entertain your attempts to persuade me otherwise -- all you've done so far is give everyone participating in this thread the equivalent of a childish "nyahh nyahh".
Say we know a woman named Ann who knows she should be exercising on a daily basis. Yet for whatever reason she doesn't.
Ann sees a pair of these shoes, tries them on, likes them, and says "Well, we'll give these a whirl." Ann likes the way the shoes feel on her feet. Ann wants to give the shoes a spin around the block. Ann decides she feels better after taking a walk around the block, and does so the next night, and the next and the next. Soon she's walking a few miles a day.
Could it possibly be that it was the shoes that gave her that initial motivation? You bet!
A comfortable pair of shoes is no different anything other tool you buy to assist you with exercise, be it a yoga DVD, hand weights, or a treadmill. You have to use them for them to work.
Yet some of you seem to think that anyone who buys these shoes is stupid enough to think that the shoes will do their job by sitting in the closet.
I don't think so, but I'm willing to entertain your attempts to persuade me otherwise -- all you've done so far is give everyone participating in this thread the equivalent of a childish "nyahh nyahh".
Say we know a woman named Ann who knows she should be exercising on a daily basis. Yet for whatever reason she doesn't.
Ann sees a pair of these shoes, tries them on, likes them, and says "Well, we'll give these a whirl." Ann likes the way the shoes feel on her feet. Ann wants to give the shoes a spin around the block. Ann decides she feels better after taking a walk around the block, and does so the next night, and the next and the next. Soon she's walking a few miles a day.
Could it possibly be that it was the shoes that gave her that initial motivation? You bet!
A comfortable pair of shoes is no different anything other tool you buy to assist you with exercise, be it a yoga DVD, hand weights, or a treadmill. You have to use them for them to work.
Yet some of you seem to think that anyone who buys these shoes is stupid enough to think that the shoes will do their job by sitting in the closet.
You are a marketer's dream customer. Most commercials are written with you in mind.
Well, now, that's a compelling argument. When you think of something more intelligent, let me know.
I'm off now, to purchase a kazillion dollars' worth of useless exercise equipment from QVC. And maybe the Home Shopping Network, too. Oh, the promises they make ...
I work at the large hospital and walk roughly 12 miles in an 8 hour shift. I am all over the hospital and on my feet most of the day. I see many employees wearing those shoes and most of those ppl are overweight. Shoes are not going to make you thin. Diet and excerise, however, will.
And yes, I consider them lazy. Why would anyone take an elevator to go up one floor? Why not let your fancy excerise shoes do the walking? Just sayin......
Well, now, that's a compelling argument. When you think of something more intelligent, let me know.
I'm off now, to purchase a kazillion dollars' worth of useless exercise equipment from QVC. And maybe the Home Shopping Network, too. Oh, the promises they make ...
I was giving you the benefit of the doubt, assumed that you would be smart enough to understand the issue without my spelling it out for you point by point. My mistake.
True motivation comes from within. It always has and it always will. The notion that if you buy the right product it will motivate you towards a positive outcome comes from marketers who wish to convince you that they have the right product for you in the hopes you will buy what they are selling. Your example of being so happy with these new shoes you will start to walk more in the them absolutely is what shoe manufacturers want you to think. And you've been so brainwashed, you are actually on this thread arguing that they are a wise purchase in order to get motivated. It's ridiculous.
my cousin bought a pair and she hates them with a passion and she says they dont work . I laughed at her over the phone and she totally agreed she was stupid in buying them .
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