Skechers Uses Home-Field Edge to Sway Toning Skeptics

Skechers USA Inc. is betting that a home-field advantage will help sell more gym-goers on its butt- toning sneakers.

Funky Fitness Shoes

The shoes are part of a growing wave in fitness footwear touting muscle toning as a benefit. read more

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Exercise shoes focus attention on walking

Call them toners, shapers, or rocker bottoms, those exercise shoes with the distinctive thick, rounded soles are flying off the shelves and onto the feet of even the most clodhopper-averse walkers.

Glens Falls YMCA now offers value-added fitness

Members of the Glens Falls Family YMCA now have the option ofgetting more involved in their daily — or weekly — workouts. A newprogram called “Get Started,” which began in August, takes a moreproactive approach to fitness.