Using The New Approach Of MBT Shoes To Strengthen Your Body We have been given an amazing gift, our human body. Yes it is amazingly fragile at times, but it is also surprising tough, able to withstand tremendous rigors. It is common knowledge that the body will perform at its best when it is cared for well. How that is accomplished is up for discussion, and MBT demonstrates a radical but logical approach. The indigenous peoples of the world hold a deep fascination for the rest of us living in our so called advanced civilised environments. One in particular, the Masai, enthrall us with their barefoot jumping and running, and have for some time. It is their smooth grace over land that keeps us wondering how we might be able to emulate and replicate their method of movement in our concrete jungle. We instinctively look to native people, their means and methods of survival for an insight into the true way we should be interacting with the rest of the occupants of this planet. MBT Shoes, for the many things we use them; style, height adjustment or just for protection, provide an interesting comparison with aboriginal people. Yet our shoes do something unnatural for us, the provide the means to always be walking on essentially flat surfaces, the better to reduce stresses to our muscles and skeleton. We press ahead with our innovation in shoes, inventing new styles and supports that make life so much more convenient and pleasant, from our point of view. But this has created an unusual situation for our body. We know that if we want a muscle to develop, we use it. That is why doing push ups makes us good at doing push ups. Our body responds to training by preparing the muscles to handle the same stresses placed on it again and again. Muscle growth comes from stressing the muscle fiber and connective tissue. The body perceives the tiny tears and damage as an attack, and sets out to repair the damage. In addition, it anticipates further stresses in the same muscle group and sends growth indicators to increase the size of the fiber in the area to greater tolerate the experience. Taken to extreme, this essentially healing process yields the art of body building, with greatly exaggerated muscle groups, just as the practitioner intends. Yet for all the strength and work this effort requires, these highly muscular individuals are not well represented in the great athletic competitions. The reason is the muscle groups grow strong in doing what has been exercised, not in overall fitness. This has led to a new cognition about footwear. If we get good at what we practice, then it makes sense that what we would ideally find in shoes is a replication of the natural barefoot method, with an added protection from injury. The Masai example shows that walking is an unstable event that requires a great many muscles to maintain balance and move smoothly. MBT Boots seize on that philosophy and recreate the natural approach, toning muscle, protecting our feet and providing style all at the same time.