We have all been guilty of it.Standing in front of row after row of athletic shoes, looking for the right shoe. Finally, we find the right one. But, why did you pick it? Because it looked cool. That could be a big mistake.
Most of us want to look good. We have a certain style that we like and want everything, including our running or cross training shoes, to match that style. However, basing your choice of athletic shoe on “how it looks” could lead you to a very unpleasant exercise experience or, worse yet, injury.
Running shoes can be divided into three different categories: Cushioning shoes, motion control shoes and stability shoes.
As stability shoe is intended for runners that have medium, or normal, arch and whose stride tends to land on the outside of their heel and roll inward. As we mentioned in the previous article, this is called normal pronation. There are many different degrees of stability shoes. The degree of stability it provides is determined by the amount of support it give and where that support is located in the shoe.
The semi-curved construction of the shoe gives extra support and is located in the inside arch to heel area. Materials such as phylon, EVA, urethane and carbon are used in this type of shoe to provide support functions. The types of support systems generally used can be known as footbridges, roll bars, stability webs and tortion systems.
Stay tuned to SD PERSONAL TRAINER to find out more about other types of shoes for different types of feet that may need extra cushioning or motion control.
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