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ummer.
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etails
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NYTHING
in
volving
the w
ord8216
diet8217i
s
sure t
o
ca
tchm
y
attention.
Combine t
hat
with v
ague
promises
of
health,well
being
and
bur
ning
calo
ries
and
I8217m
pretty
much s
old.
So w
hen
apair
of
Power
Diet
Shoes
landed
on
my
deskI w
as
excited t
o s
ay
the
least.
Ihadi
mages
of w
alking
my
way
tof
itness
in t
ime
for
summer,a
ll
thanks
toamiraculous
new
weapon
against
my
ever-fatter
knees.
That
was
until
Iopened
the
box8230ThereIfound
a r
eal
contender
for
the u
gliest,
clumpiest,b
rightest
and w
hitest
pair
of t
rainers
produced s
ince t
he
80s
.
But
despitecoming
last
in t
he
style s
takes,I
w
as
determined t
o
strapm
yself
in
and
make t
he
most
of t
his
rather
expensiven
ew
fitness
trend.
Ilugged t
hem
home
and
popped
them
in t
he
corner
while
Ia
tem
y
dinner8230whereIa
mashamed t
o s
ay
they
stayed
for
almost
amonth.
BeforeIdid
actually
bring
myself
top
ut
on t
he t
rainers
(the
delay
being
do
wn t
oac
ombination
of
laziness
and
embarr
assment)I
made s
ure t
o r
ead t
hrough
all
of t
he
accompanying
literature.
Twoi
nterchangeable w
eights
sit
in t
he s
ole
of t
he s
hoes.
Becauseo
f t
he
extra w
eight
the
wearer
bur
ns
extr
ac
alo
ries
when
walking
,losing w
eight
and t
oning
upk
ey
areas
of
muscle s
uchas
legs
buttocks
and
lo
wer
back.
When
it
comes
toe
xerciseIa
m
most
definitely
from t
he
old s
chool;
I t
hink s
hedding
blood,sweat
and
tears
is
the
only
real w
ay
toba
ttle
bulge.
Soi
t
seemed s
trange t
obe
heading
out
for
a w
alk w
ith t
he
hope
of
achieving t
he s
ame r
esults
.
The
Power
Diet
pamphlet,
ho
wever,points
ton
ew
medical
evidence s
uggesting t
hat
walking
canactually
lead t
om
oref
at
reduction t
han t
he
equivalent
amount
of r
unning
as
it
uses
more
stored
body
fat.
Ipopped
on
my
tracksuit,
strapped
on
my
iPod,laced u
p t
he
Power
Diets
and
finally
headed
out.
It
took
a w
hile t
obecome
accustomed t
o t
he
extra w
eight
and
Ifelt
ab
it
moon
manf
or
the
firs
t
few
steps.But
when
Igot
going
I
could
feel t
hat
my
thighs
were
indeed
being w
orked
more t
han
what
they
would
bei
fI w
as
wearing
my
usual t
rainers
.When w
earing
my
gymg
ear
I u
sually
have t
he v
eil
of
8216jogg
ing8217
tom
ake s
ure t
hat
people
don8217
t
actually
think t
hat
a
discoloured t
racksuit
is
my
outfit
of
choice.
Unfort
unately
a
leisurely
stroll
doesn8217
t
quiteh
ave t
he s
ame
mitigating
effects
.
Ic
ompensated
by
doing
a
full-on
po
wer
walk,sw
ing
ing
my
arms
and
looking
quited
etermined.
Ihadagood
nosey
round
our
estateand,a
fter
half
anh
our,I
w
as
ready
tom
archback t
om
y
front
door.Although
Ididn8217
t
break s
weat,
Ifelt
as
though
my
legs
had
definitely
been t
ested,part
icularly
to
the
front
of
my
thighs.
Pers
onally,I
w
ould
not
recommend
Power
Diet
Shoes
for
seasoned
gymbunnies
or
those
used t
om
ore s
trenuous
exercise.
Ido
,ho
wever,think t
hey
would
beabsolutel
y
fantasticfor
those
wanting t
og
radually
ebb
t
heir
way
intoahealthier
lifestyle.
But
if y
ou
do
decide t
of
orko
ut
for
apair
you
must
promisem
ej
ust
one t
hing8230make s
ure y
ou
also
splasho
ut
on s
ome
extra-long
jogg
ing
bottoms.
9679
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Diet
shoes
come
in
a
variety
of
colour
s
and
areavailable
in s
izes
3-1
2
at
163115
9679
Visit
w
ww
.lo
vethoseshoes.com
for
morei
nformation
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wayWA
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