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Humble Beginnings

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Reebok was conceived in a small town somewhere in England by Joseph William Foster, who made running shoes for a living. In the long run, Foster materialized the idea of producing spiked running shoes. In the year 1960, his two grandsons came up with the name Reebok, which came from the African word rhebuk meaning a species of antelope, and this is how the company came to be. It started to provide quality footwear in the UK and went on to conquer the world.1

Fitness and Health

As the years progressed, more and more individuals became conscious of their health. With the growing awareness of health-related issues came the growing demand for producing fitness equipment. Hence, Reebok expanded into producing state-of-the-art equipment for use in the gym or at home. Reebok boasts of equipment specially designed to achieve the optimum workout results with low-cost maintenance.2 Some of the most notable fitness equipment manufactured by Reebok includes:

o Treadmills
The treadmill is a good indoor exercise equipment which allows you to jog or walk at your own pace while listening to music or watching TV. Reebok's series of treadmill models is fully equipped with great features for optimum exercise results. It pairs performance with style in one bundle. What makes Reebok treadmills more advantageous is that it is easy to fold.3

o Exercise bikes
Before all other high-tech equipment came about, the exercise bike has been in use since time immemorial. It allows one to exercise and get the feel of biking in the comfort of your home, and there is no other better exercise bike than Reebok's. Made with the same dedication and quality of every Reebok fitness equipments, Reebok's exercise bikes are no exception. It offers adjustable seat positions to make riding more comfortable and convenient. Reebok's exercise bikes also features a direct drive mag force for soundless machine use.4 Every Reebok exercise bike has different features to make it more effective so you can choose on an array of bikes that best fits your needs.

o Elliptical trainers
Another great Reebok fitness equipment that has come into recent use is the elliptical trainer. This machine is used for cardio workouts ideal at your own home. Like any other equipment manufactured by Reebok, it boasts of state-of-the-art technology that maximizes your cardio workout.

o Benches
Reebok's paramount bench equipment is called "The Deck". Why is this so? Simply because this piece of equipment allows you to do all possible workout positions; it is flexibility at its best.5

o Rowers
An all around workout machine, Reebok's rowers provide you with optimum exercise benefits, exercising your whole body from your upper to lower extremities.

o FlySet
JUKARI Fit to Fly was released by Reebok in 2009 with only one thing in mind. To revolutionize women's workout regimen by using a special fitness equipment called FlySet.6 In partnership with Cirque du Soleil, Reebok created this equipment to give women the illusion of floating on air while benefiting from a full body workout. JUKARI Fit to Fly is a one-hour workout regimen that will surely bring out the fun in women while shedding those unwanted excess baggage.

The bottom line is no matter what exercise regimen you want you only have to browse through Reebok's complete line of fitness equipment and you will surely get the best equipment that money can buy. Not mentioning the fact that you can have these equipments at very reasonable prices.

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This is a Reebok Combo Pack. Reebok celebrates their individuality, their authenticity and the courage it takes to forge their own path to greatness. While some may call them crazy or eccentric, Reebok calls them visionary and original. This bundle is truly affordable and you can make great gifting ideas as well.

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Bundle of joy

This combo pack together consists of a travel bag, bag pack like a school bag and a wrist watch from Reebok. Both the bags are very spacious and compact to use. You can keep your regular things that are required in a backpack like books and all school or college things that are required everyday. Travel bag is good to use to carry a Laptop a well. You can use it for a one day picnic as well which can fit one persons need! Make your look sporty and stylish by using black dial watch which has stylish leather straps as well.

Attractive Features

This combo pack of Reebok is truly designed for smart guys. Those who are so particular and want to carry their splendid attire all over this is definitely going for them. Both the bags are made from rexine, made from imported PVC coated fabric and so are washable as well. Bags are having imported zipper and adjustable straps for comfort and grip. Both the bags are black in color with Reebok marked in red. Another attraction is a wonderful black dial watch. This watch comes with Japanese movements which is having sporty design. It is water resistant watch which has a 3D thicker glass top. It is also resistant to cracks, so simply just don't worry.

Verdict

A superb all in one package! This one is going to add style and comfort in your attire. Also make sure that you are going to add this exclusively in your own collection for sure and grab this budgeted pack at earliest. You can get 6months manufacturers warranty against any defect.

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Foster's clientele was elite. He designed shoes for top athletes around the world. In fact, several athletes at the 1924 Olympic Summer Games were wearing shoes designed by J.W. Foster and Sons.

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J.W. Foster and Sons did not become Reebok until 1958 when Joe and Jeff Foster (J.W.'s grandsons) rechristened the company. Reebok is the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, which is a kind of African antelope. The spelling was somewhat of an accident. Joe and Jeff found the word in a South African dictionary that Joe had won as a child.

The shoes were not available to the American market until 1979 when the American Paul Fireman ran across Reebok shoes at an international trade show. When Reeboks were first released in the United States, they cost 60 dollars and were the most expensive running shoes being sold at that time.

Reebok really took off in the 1980's when women's athletic footwear hit the market. While companies like Nike still dominated Reebok when it came to running shoes, Reebok was the lion among the competitors when it came to aerobics. The Reebok Freestyle was released in 1982 (high-top version in 1985), and it quickly became a cultural sensation. The male version of the Freestyle, dubbed the Ex-O-Fit, followed soon after. With bright colors and Velcro straps, the Freestyle and Ex-O-Fit helped to define 80's fashion.

During the 1980's Reebok's popularity exploded into international markets, with the brand ultimately becoming available in over 170 countries. In the last decade, Reebok has made partnerships with the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League. Spokespersons for the brand included the likes of Jay-Z, Lucy Liu and Allen Iverson.

In January 2006, Reebok was bought out by adidas and became a subsidiary of the company. Adidas, which was formally one of the biggest competitors of Reebok, paid .8 billion. Later that year in November the National Basketball Association and Women's National Basketball Association decided to replace Reebok branding on their merchandise with adidas because adidas is better known outside of US and UK markets than Reebok.

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The original Freestyle was an Oxford-style (lace-up) shoe made out of white leather. It was adorned simply with the word "Reebok" in light blue lettering and a picture of the British Union Jack flag on the side of the shoe. The original Freestyle was a low top with a yellow gum sole. In the mid 1980's Reebok released the distinctive high-top Freestyles. In addition to laces, these shoes closed with two Velcro straps around the ankle. They were available in bright, funky colors such as pink, orange, green and yellow. Most of the high-top Reeboks were made out of leather but some canvas and mesh versions of the shoe were also released on the market.

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Reeboks were a hit among the new female athletic market. The shoe sponsored the Los Angeles Lakers Girls in the 1980s, and the shoes soon became a hit with cheerleading squads and dance teams across the nation. In addition to athletics, the Freestyle quickly became something of a fashion must-have. Cybill Shepherd complemented her black strapless gown with a bright orange pair of Freestyles at the 1985 Emmy's. Punky Brewster started the trend of wearing two different colors of Freestyle (an orange on the left foot and a purple on the right foot, for example) at the same time.

On the 25th anniversary of the release of the Freestyle, Reebok decided to launch a campaign it called "Freestyles Forever". This campaign selected six celebrity women (actors, singers, models, etc.) from six major cities in the world. Ali Yasuda, the first Japanese NFL cheerleader, represented Tokyo; Nikki Beatnik, a popular British DJ, represented London; Yelle, the French singer, represented Paris; Sagarika Chatghe, a Bollywood star from India, represented New Dehli; Bimba Bose, a internationally acclaimed model from Spain, represented Madrid; and actress Sheetal Sheth was the face of Freestyle for New York. The event was designed to look back and celebrate the culturally pertinent history of the Reebok Freestyle shoe.

Jane Barron works for OddShoeFinder.com,a free online website that helps people find mismatched footwear.Get more information on deformed feet, corrective shoes or foot length difference.

They seem too good to be true; you can exercise the same amount or simply walk around and your legs and behind get a workout that would usually take hours a day at the gym. But do they actually work or is this all just some marketing campaign? A team of scientists with backgrounds in exercise, sport and physiology at the University of Wisconsin conducted a study to test the claims on each of the shoes.

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Heading up the test was John Porcari PhD who agrees that in theory the trainers should work the muscles harder because it creates instability that the body attempts to counteract. The shoes are based on a curved sole which creates an unstable surface which forces the wearer's body to constantly struggle to find equilibrium.

The team tested the Reetone range on a group of females aged between 19 and 24. The subjects were tested through exercise trials and measured by muscle activation, heart rate and caloric expenditure.

The trails were also conducted with a group aged 21 to 27 and both groups were tested with regular trainers to compare. The first results were not impressive, using the Reetone trainers did not increase caloric expenditure or heart rate and only produced aching of the muscles.

The scientists also surveyed users of the shoes over a period of several months and found that they experienced a degree of toning of the legs and bum. But the team struggled to determine whether the toning was entirely due to the imbalance the shoes created or the motivation to walk more.

The Reebok Easytone campaign has promoted the Easytone trainers by emphasising the positive effects on the toning and shaping of women's legs and bums.