I was certainly dubious when my wife suggested I buy myself a pair of FitFlop Slipper

I was certainly dubious when my wife suggested I buy myself a pair of FitFlop Slipper. I own just a few pairs of shoes, a couple of pairs of trainers, some Crocs for the beach and a pair of wellies. I’m always pretty suspicious of fads and fashions and the types of promises brands routinely make on ads and on their packaging.

So, having nailed my colours to the mast, what has my experience been. I bought myself a pair of FitFlop Slipper I have been wearing them for almost a month now, routinely on the school run, trips to the gym, and even took them for a beach week down in Devon. Have I lost weight? I doubt it. But then I exercise regularly and have little ‘excess’ to lose.

But here in lies the main lesson I have taken from my ‘FitFlop Month’. The shoes are very comfy. In fact, they are the best ‘post exertion’ footwear I have ever worn. As a bloke, I have no idea what it is like to wear high heels, but the first couple of days that I wore my FitFlops Slipper I felt my posture was certainly different to that which Id become accustomed to over the years. I felt as if I was walking much straighter than usual. The stress on the soles of my feet, my calves and my knees certainly seems to have been reduced – I certainly shuffle and limp much less than I usually do when carrying aches or injuries.

In total, I am not qualified at all to vouch for the calorie burning side of FitFlop Slipper use. I did not buy my FitFlop sandals to lose weight.But I can vouch for the fact that, in my case, they did improve my posture, did make walking more comfy and did reduce stress on my joints.

I purchased my FitFlop Slipper at Running Bare here. Next up is a pair of FitFlop Supertones (pictured right). A list of authorised UK based retailers of FitFliop Slipper footwear is available here, together with the latest deals and discounts.