Contents:
- Medical Video: How To Choose A Running Shoe | What Are The Best Shoes For You?
- Tips for choosing the right running shoes
- 1. What is your running track like?
- 2. What is your way of running?
- 3. Pay attention to the physical features of your running shoes
Medical Video: How To Choose A Running Shoe | What Are The Best Shoes For You?
Ever experienced the following scenario? You are busy running, and not long after, "Srukk!" You slip and fall. You might blame the slippery road, or you suddenly don't focus on remembering the work deadline in the office. Eits wait. Try to look at the condition of your running shoes. Using the wrong running shoes can also be the reason you fall and get injured while running. How come? So, how do you choose the right running shoes?
Tips for choosing the right running shoes
Most people choose shoes based on price or appearance, but as a runner you have to pay attention to more aspects than that. There are two things to consider when choosing running style running shoes, namely the running track and how you run.
1. What is your running track like?
The type of running shoes based on the running track are divided into 3 subcategories: road running shoes, trail running shoes, and cross-training shoes. Road running shoes applies to runners who usually run on roads, sidewalks, or maybe on any flat and hard surface. Imagine running in the city, whether it's on a track running a city park near a house or along an asphalt road.
If you like running on a track that goes up and down the hillfilled with stones, mud, or roots, the running shoes that you should use are typestrail running shoes who can give stability and extra protection for the feet while facing a more extreme path. Finally, type running shoescross-training shoes designed for gym users or Crossfit training. So, the first suggestion is to pay attention to where you will run.
2. What is your way of running?
Discussing how to run each person will be a little complicated. In general, there are three types of running mechanisms that are runny with the shape of the soles of the foot, namely normal pronation, over-pronation, and lack of pronation. Projection is the term for the movement of the foot that goes in when running. Below is the illustration.
The soles of people who have excessive pronation (flat feet) tend to bend more than others, so the inside edge of the shoe wears out faster and thinner. This condition is characterized by both feet pointing out when standing - imagine the letter "V". The opposite occurs in less pronation, which makes the soles of the feet "pop" inward - imagine "V" reversed. The abnormal shape of the feet usually causes pain when running. So, when choosing running shoes, also pay attention to your running style.
3. Pay attention to the physical features of your running shoes
The two things above will help you to choose running shoes that suit your needs. Here are some additional suggestions that you need to pay attention to when buying shoes:
- Buy shoes at night. The soles of the feet will widen at night after continuous use all day, so it's best if you try new shoes at night when the soles of your feet are in the widest form.
- Choose shoes that are comfortable to use. Don't believe in the myth that shoes will loosen by themselves as you use them. That doesn't always happen. If these shoes are right for you, you should feel comfortable from the first time you use them, not after a long time holding back pain and complaining why they don't fit right on your feet.
- Don't choose shoes that really fit. There should be a distance as wide as the thumb from the front end of the shoe to the toe. Try moving your toes when wearing shoes. If your fingers are still free to move, the sign is that the shoe is right for you. If you can't move your fingers at all, choose one size above it.
- Consider padding features such as gaps that allow ventilation for shock absorption. Each shoe has its own features, so you should ask the store staff to see which shoes are right for you.
- See the price. Good shoes are not too expensive or cheap. The price will feel right, so choose economical shoes or you will have to replace them after 2 weeks of walking, for example.
Most shoe stores have trained employees who are ready to help you, so please consult them. Lastly, waspad is the shoe expiration date. If your running shoes have been used for years until you don't remember when you bought them, you should just buy a new one just in case. Or if the soles are worn out, or the longer it hurts when used, don't hesitate to buy new running shoes.
Hello Health Group does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
