Rock Mom's World This Mother's Day

ATLANTA, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Moms are used to doing it all and making it look easy.  But juggling a career, family, young children and a home life is challenging for anyone; throw keeping fit into the mix, and it can be overwhelming.  Exercise ultimately becomes something for the day's 25th hour - and that's not conducive to a healthy lifestyle.  

(Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100430/FL96454 )

If this sounds familiar, then you're not alone.

Millions of mothers across the country face this problem – not having enough time to exercise, or get out and get active.  One mom (and champion athlete and businesswoman) Stephanie Herbst-Lucke, together with Foot Solutions, is trying to change that.

Foot Solutions and Stephanie have launched a new campaign aimed at helping today's busy woman -- mothers in particular -- jump start their fitness routines.  The Get Out Get Active campaign features a website filled with tips and advice on how to incorporate a wellness-focused and effective exercise habit into a full, rewarding lifestyle.  Get Out Get Active uses the example of Stephanie Herbst-Lucke, a former NCAA champion distance runner who, after putting her athletic career on hold to raise a family and pursue a career, returned to world-class competitive running with the help of Foot Solutions' fitness footwear.  Her experience as a full time mother, businesswoman, and athlete allows Stephanie to share her motivational techniques and practical advice on balancing a robust life with fitness goals.

Part of Stephanie's success -- and an integral part of the Get Out Get Active campaign -- is the use of proper fitting fitness footwear, including rocker-sole technology (Stephanie uses the Chung Shi line of toning shoes from Foot Solutions).  This development in footwear technology is helping women everywhere get more from their workouts, as rocker sole shoes deliver extra fitness benefits that can increase the efficacy of a walking or jogging workout substantially.  

Rocker sole shoes can do more than just rock a mom's body, however.

They have been shown to reduce foot pain for sufferers of arthritis and other foot-related ailments, and have been used for years for therapeutic purposes.  In a recent study by the journal Arthritis Care & Research, women tend to be at higher risk for foot pain -- 29% of women complained of foot pain compared to only 19% of men. Foot Solutions, as a part of the Get Out Get Active campaign and in anticipation of Mother's Day, is encouraging women to pay particular attention to an often-overlooked aspect of their personal health: their feet.

Moms are usually so busy running around after kids all day long that the last thing they do is take care of themselves and their feet. For mothers and women everywhere, the right footwear can make the difference between taking an active role in their personal fitness, and living pain-free.

Give The Gift of Better Health

Foot Solutions is encouraging the gift of health, fitness, and well-being this Mother's Day: Chung Shi shoes.  The latest in functional footwear, Chung Shis are designed to help women tone and optimize their workout just by walking in them. These shoes do more than protect feet – they make the leg muscles work 57% harder than with a standard training shoe and lower leg muscles are worked over 200% harder to increase caloric burn by more than 25% to 40%.

In fact, Foot Solutions offers the kind of custom-fit shoes and screenings designed to help combat both incidental foot pain and chronic conditions -- and to tone lower body muscles, reduce fatigue and combat cellulite. 

And as Stephanie Herbst-Lucke can attest, they're great for cutting back on workout times and allowing for more hours spent with family.

That's a combination that will Rock Mom's world!  Help mom put her best foot forward this Mother's Day, by getting out and getting active.

For more information on Foot Solutions, Get Out Get Active with Stephanie Herbst-Lucke, or the Chung Shi line please visit www.footsolutions.com or www.chungshiusa.com or contact Vanessa Horwell at 305.749.5342 x 232 or [email protected].

SOURCE Foot Solutions