It’s been more than a month in my Fitflops now and they really are starting to become inseparable from my feet.

As well as being extremely comfortable (like walking on air), I have got real results on the firming-up front. The tops of my thighs no longer touch, and that slightly flabby area around my knee has vanished – a miracle.

All in the name of  science, I have now pitted the Fitflops against the latest fitness shoes from Skechers- Shape-Ups.

Working on a similar principal, the Shape-Ups give you a rolling action as you walk to help you tone-up and to aid a better posture.

On trial our tester has so far found the Shape-Ups really comfortable, if a bit ‘weird’ to walk in to begin with. And although they look chunky in the box, on the feet they are mi