Brand Info >>>
Brand Info
Power Diet sports shoes are an outstanding new development in footwear technology. By using interchangeable weighted insoles, they have been designed as a solution to the ageing struggle between juggling bust lifestyles and health and fitness.
Today, obesity has hot epidemic levels and more of us have sedentry jobs and exercise less. The majority of people are finding themselves torn between a hectic schedule and a desire to get fit and even lose weight - but with no extra time to fit a gym session in, health and fitness has taken a back seat to family and career time.
Power Diet weighted technology
was designed to offer a solution for
people who don't have the time to
exercise. By offering increased
exercise value and intensity, they
compensate for a lack of time,
meaning wearers can get the
same value from a 30 minute
exercise as they would from an hour
long exercise using normal footwear.
Unlike other options on the market, Power Diet have an understated, sleek design and a neutral colour palate with contrasting accents, meaning they can be worn without making a statement - wearers can go about their daily tasks knowing they are making steps toward a healthier lifestyle.
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Technology Explained >>>
Technology Explained
Power Diet sports shoes feature Interchangeable Weighted Technology, putting you back in control of your workout intensity and helping you burn more calories when walking or exercising. Power Diet were created to improve fitness and aid weight loss and are designed to provide an easy to use, daily exercise programme that can benefit the long term health and well-being of those who wear them.
Power Diet shoes were developed by taking traditional sandbag weight training principles and incorporating them into a shoe that's healthy and safe for the wearer. For years, ankle wieghts have been worn by athletes to encourage good muscle and bone development while also increasing exercise intensity and improving speeds of weight loss. A popular method of fitness training in the military, the weights load the body and result in accelerated weight loss and enhanced fitness levels.
However, training with heavy and uneven sandbags or running with ankle weights can result in injury and put extra pressure on joints that have to deal with both the load and uneven distribution and weight. Unlike training with ankle weights, Power Diet sports shoes have been designed and developed by a leading Sports Science Professional to challange the body without compromising the integrity of the joints. Since the weights are fixed, secure and bio-mechanically engineered to work with your centre of gravity, they incur minimal stress to the joints.
Thanks to their technology, they were the first trainer to be registered with the American FDA as a diet shoe.
The weighted insoles supplied with all Power Diet shoes work to increase the intensity of any exercise, be it normal walks, jogs or runs. Their sleek design means they can be worn during most ocassions and will help increase the exercise value of normal activities by 3 times. For example, when worn during power walking, you can expect to burn approximately 300 calories with every 30 minutes you do.
The weighted insoles of Power Diet load the body and encourage heart rate to increase. When your heart rate increases during exercise, you are woking out aerobically. Along with improving your cardiovascular health, this method of exercise is most effective in combatting excess fat reserves because it burns carbohydrates quicky which, if left unattended will turn in to the fatty depositis that will prove hard to shift later.
Benefits >>>
Benefits
Unlike other products on the market, Power Diet sports shoes require no training or preperation before use, making them the ideal tool to kick start a new healthy lifestyle. Power Diet''s weighted technology has a range of benefits for users spanning from weight loss to heart improvements and can be employed to achieve a number of different goals:
As Part of a healthy lifestyle:
Power Diet are designed to be a fitness enhancing tool that compliment any lifestyle. By incorporating a 30 minute walk with Power Diet in to your routine you will be making steps to improve your cardiovascular health and the strength of your joints. Power Diet can also be used a part of a weight management programme, to help you achieve your optimal weight or maintain a healthy weight.
Cardiovascular Benefits:
Using Power Diet can increase your heart rate by 25% helping to impove the health of your heart and lungs.
Strengthen Joints:
Regular completion of high impact or load bearing exercise can prevent the onset of Osteoporosis
Weight Management:
The weighted insoles enhance exercise value and increase calorie burn
As part of a weight loss programme:
Wearing Power Diet for just 30 minutes a day can help to burn up to 300 calories - this is around 3 x more than standard trainers. The two interchangeable weights supplied with Power Diet mean they can be safely applied to a variety of exercise types.
Walking with the heavy weights:
Walking in Power Diet has an increased effect on reducing body fat as it ups exercise intensity via loading the body more than standard trainers. Research has also shown that walking uses the fat stored in the body as an energy supply rather than using carbohydrates as a quick source of energy - making it a great form of exercise to target excess fat.
Running with the light weights:
Running in Power Diet challenges the energy reserves in a different way to walking. Running burns carbohydrates which are consumed as a quick source of energy for higher level exercising. As part of weight management, it is important that carbohydrates are burnt off, as if left unattended, they will turn in to fat. Experts now recommend that a mixture of both high and low intensity exercise is the most effecient way to challange the body''s energy reserves - making it a fast track route to weight loss.
Resistance and repetition exercises:
Deriving from their adaptation of ankle weights, Power Diet can be used to increase the value of resistance exercises - meaning that exercise can be slotted in whilst watching TV, sitting at a desk or even in the gym. Here are some example exercises: 
As part of a rehabilitation:
The weighted insoles in Power Diet have also been recognised as a tool suitable for use in physical therapy as they help to increase and decrease the intensity of exercise, they can be used to gradually increase the load on rehabilitating muscles or joints
Expert Opinion >>>
Expert Opinion
Sports Therapist Jenny Stickland M.C.Th.A has studied diet, nutrition and fitness for over 30 years and currently runs her own practise. Having tested Power Diet over a 8 week period she reported the following:
COMFORT AND FIT.
Exceptionally comfortable from the start, plenty of room across the toes, snug heels no tension or pressure on the Achilles tendon. Arch support good, non slip sole good, shock absorbing for impact also good for better performance.
PERFORMANCE
Care is needed when embarking on an exercise regime with Power Diet - it is important to make sure your feet and body have had time to adjust to the weighted insoles. I found I could move forward to the heavy weight insoles after a period of 10 days. This time period did help with adjustment to the weight of the shoes and lessen the tension on ankles, calf muscles and hip joints.
I found running in the shoes hard for at least 2 weeks and then only in short burst of 100mts - simply because of the extra load. I followed my runs with brisk walking and 100mt gentle jogging alternating. I use the Stu Mittleman method of working out, which consitst of SLOW BURN exercise (burn fat faster by exercising slower). Working at your most efficient fat burning pace you exercise longer with no fatigue, burn out or loss of enthusiasm.
Over the period i lost 1/2 inch from thighs, hips, waist, and my fitness levels improved significantly.
For the last 2 weeks I have not used the shoes due to holidays, I resumed 4 days ago and can feel my body working hard, I now feel stronger in my legs and am able to jog in the shoes without feeling I might injure myself.
RECOMMENDATION
Fantastic I will not hesitate to recommend them. Thank you so much for letting me try them
Specification >>>
Specification
Power Diet have an understated design suitable for various ocassions. They have unisex styling, and are suitable for men and women of all ages and levels of fitness
Main features of the sole:
Non-slip rubber sole
Stud like grip on the sole
Other details:
Colour: Black with white flash
Upper : Breathable leather with stitch detail
Adjustability: Laces with velcro fastening
Insole: Removeable, ventilated and treated to minimise foot odour. The sole had also been specially treated with anti-biotic and deodorising properties which can also prevent Athletes foot, fungi and Eczema.
Weighted insoles:
Ergonomically designed
Boi-mechanically engineered to work with your centre of gravity
Cushioned with Neo-prontex gel
Flexibility ridges
Air holes to circulate air through the trainer
Red - light weight weighs 106g
Black - heavy weight weighs 588g
Customer Reviews >>>
Review written by :
Product Comment : I have had my Power Diets for nearly 3 weeks now and can feel the difference already. I find them comfortable to wear and can keep up with people who aren't wearing them on a long walk. The first few times I wore them my legs were slightly achy in the morning but I put this down to my muscles working properly. I think they are a great product if you like walking as once you get used to them you forget about the weights but know they are burning of more calories than if you were wearing normal shoes. I'm not sure I could run in them but who knows - maybe in a few weeks!
How did they fit ? Size was perfect
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