Muscle training, relief from knee, hip and back pain, support in weight loss: The numerous positive effects of the Swiss footwear technology MBT have been field-tested and scientifically verified.

Thousands of people all over the world have reduced or completely eliminated pain related to the musculo-skeletal system- and the reason is an invention by a Swiss engineer. At the beginning of the 1990s, Karl Muler discovered that the Masai people of East Africa had never heard of shoes or back pain- and discovered that there was a connection between the absence of these two achievements of civilization. This was the beginning of the story of "Masai Barefoot Technology," or MBT.

MBT is physiological footwear- meaning footwear that has positive effects on the entire body. These effects originate from the MBTs internationally patented sole construction surrounding the shoe's heart, the Masai Sensor. Anyone who wears MBT footwear feels as if he is walking barefoot on a soft, natural, uneven surface- just like a Masai. In the process, one's foot and leg muscles are stimulated to automatically perform small regulating movements they are designed for. In this way a large number of normally neglected muscles are trained, representing an important contribution to the fitness and health of the entire organism- and resulting in effects that are as extensive as they are positive: joint and back pain are reduced; the entire musculo-skeletal system is strengthened and supported; leg, abdominal and buttocks muscles are toned up; metabolism is stimulated; and gait and posture are improved. In addition, MBTs reduce body weight by training neglected muscles. Wearing MBTs to train these hitherto-unused muscle groups burns more calories than wearing conventional street shoes.

Between the idea of the "Masai Barefoot Shoe:" and the marketability of the "Masai Barefoot Technology" lay years of testing and extensive research and development work- although the reason for the effectiveness of BT physiological footwear is very easy to explain: MBT is the first technology to give people all the advantages of walking barefoot on a soft, natural ground even on hard, even surfaces. One's body can again stand and walk as nature intended it to do.

A number of scientific studies have confirmed the positive effects of MBT physiological footwear.

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