What is MBT?
MBT, Masai Barefoot Technology, was invented by Swiss engineer Karl Müller. During a visit to Korea he made the startling discovery that walking barefoot over paddy fields alleviated his back pain. Back in Switzerland, Müller began to develop a footwear technology that would make the natural instability of soft ground such as Korean paddy fields or the East African savannah accessible also to those, who have to walk on hard surfaces. In 1996, after years spent on research and development, Masai Barefoot Technology was mature enough to be launched on the market. MBTs are now available in over twenty countries, and approximately one million pairs of this revolutionary footwear technology are sold every year.
How does the MBT Shoe protect your body?
When walking in MBTs, the ground no longer feels flat and stable, so the body has to compensate and create stability. The key to the function of MBTs is the curved sole construction. Its integrated balancing area requires an active and controlled rolling movement and can help the body to improve balance and posture while standing and walking.
Because of the specially designed sole, wearing MBTs significantly improves your gait and posture and relieves pressure on your joints and back. It also exercises a large number of muscles, whether you’re walking or standing. This, in turn, stimulates your metabolism, burns extra calories and speeds up muscle regeneration. In addition, MBTs can have a firming effect on abdominal, leg and buttock muscles.
MBT Technology
Mbt relieves stess on joins, exercise muscle and thus strengthens the entire muscle-skeletal system ---- all these effects result from the interplay of the following components.
MBT's Masai Sensor creates natural instability, to which the body responds with increased muscle activity
1) Inner sole
2) Shank: the TPU and glass fiber shank provides the necessary firmness for the sole construction. It also ensures a natural rolling movement of the foot with every step and optimizes the pressure distribution over the whole sole.
3) PU midsole with pivot: the balancing section intergrated in the PU midsole underneath the metatarsus requires an active rolling movement with every step and activates a large number of stabilizing muscles throughout the whole body both when walking and standing.
4) Floater: the Floater is the heart of Masai Barefoot Technology. It produces a pleasant feeling reminiscent of walking on a sandy beach or on soft moss – and creats the natural instability to which the body automatically reacts with increased musclae activity.
5) Outer soled muscle exercise.
