Choosing The Right Shoes For Your Foot Type

When choosing high performance shoes there are a few suggestions that I would like to mention prior to purchase. Although style may influence you at first, long-term comfort is the best indicator when choosing the right shoes.

A good pair of shoes should support your running gait and foot type. Sporting goods stores will not ensure you with regards to your proper fitting. Visit a local sports dealer that will measure your foot-strike.

How does your foot roll? which brings up pronation and supination.

Pronation is the inward roll of your feet while supination is the outward roll of your feet. Excessive movements on either will cause strain on muscles and tendons and can pose injury.

To Bare or Not To Bare? While the marketing for Vibram Five Fingers has certainly been funneled to ‘cool’, going minimal on footprint still remains to be a personal preference. Running and shoes definitely shares mutualism; however there’s more to running than just the ‘shoes’. Historically, men have been able to run barefoot and even modern day athletes and dancers (gymnast and ballet dancers) wear no shoes or shoes with no support but the million dollar ‘cushioned shoes’ industry will happily debate that cushioned is better any day. Ultimately, it comes down to the individual’s choice.