Vibramate Me

I know, they look ridiculous but I gotta tell ya', they are great! The day my Vibram 5 Finger shoes arrived at my doorstep, the entire family had to check 'em out. My son thought they were totally awsome. My older daughter thought they were hilarious and my younger daughter informed me to never allow any of her friends to see me wearing them. My husband was a little upset about them being too small for him to try on. Once I finally was allowed to check them out myself, I was intrigued, to say the least.

First, I had to read the little booklet that came with them to figure out how to get them on properly. Don't laugh. You know how little kids have trouble getting their fingers into each hole in a glove. It was kind of like that experience. Of course, it was made a little more difficult by my totally deformed baby toe that I had to literally pry away from its neighbor to fit in the right spot.

Anyway... the booklet warns to not wear them for too long when you first get them. Take this warning seriously. After about 30 minutes of walking around my house in them, my thighs were burning. Yes, burning. At that very moment, I was in love. A way to work my thighs while simply doing day to day stuff around the house. I decided, if they were this good while walking at home, I should try them at the gym. So, I did. I decided to wear them for my morning work out. I proudly put them on at the gym and went 25 minutes on the eliptical. What an amazing experience. I got my regular cardio work out with an added core strengthening benefit. You see, the shoes really do force you to distribute your weight differently. I get a much better full body work out just from doing my same old routine in these wacky shoes.

I took them to a dinner party on night - not wore them, took them. They were a great conversation starter and, once I explained my own experience with them, everyone wanted to know how they could get a pair. A few of the people were really interested in them for climbing and bouldering.

If you are done laughing at the thought of me in these things, I suggest you check them out for yourself. They really are cool, even if they make me look somewhat primate like.