Ask MomRN Show - Tamara Walker, R.N.  

Earth Footwear, a shoe company that promotes fitness by creating shoes that "burn 4x more calories" using Kalso Negative Heel Technology has started a creative campaign to promote it's newest addition, the Exer-Walk shoes. They have chosen 10 digital moms to test out a pair and then report their experiences with wearing them.
I'm thrilled to take part in this campaign since I've been working for some time to lose weight and improve my fitness level. I tried on a different shoe style by Earth Footwear at the Type A Mom Conference in September and couldn't wait to try out a pair of sneakers and work out in them to see if they really do work.
Here is my experience so far:
I received the shoes a few days ago and have been wearing them around the house and to work out. It took a few minutes to get used to the negative heel, which basically means the ball of your foot sits higher than your heel, so you have to work a little harder to walk. I have to admit to being skeptical about the claim to "burn 4x more calories" before trying them out but now that I have been wearing them, I can understand how that may very well be accurate. I can tell a difference in my walking, especially when I gave them a good "test drive" (well, test walk would be more accurate!) on the treadmill. By the time I was done, I could definitely feel a big difference vs. walking the treadmill in my regular sneakers. I felt like I'd worked out longer and walked farther than I really had.
The best part has to be this: I've lost 3 pounds in the last 3 days. I can't give ALL the credit to the shoes, but they definitely have contributed.

If you are interested in learning more about Earth Footwear, check them out at:
http://www.earthfootwear.com

The Exer-Walk line of shoes will be available in January 2010. You can find out more about them and the campaign I'm participating in, plus check out the other digital moms who are testing them out, by visiting:
http://www.mamavation.com/2009/11/earthfootwear-change-your-body-in-30.html

Want to see the shoes? Check them out:
http://www.twitpic.com/o7hc8
http://www.twitpic.com/o7i9x

I will report back in soon about my progress in this 30 Day challenge!
A big thanks to Earth Footwear and to Leah of Bookieboo.com and Mamavation.com for giving me the opportunity to participate in this fun campaign!

(Disclosure: I was sent a pair of Earth Footwear Exer-Walk shoes to wear and blog about. I am not being paid to advertise for the company & all opinions are my own and my honest feelings about the product.)