Every runner needs to ask himself a very crucial question, “What kind of running shoes do I really need?” No, this is not about the brand of the shoes, neither is it about the shoe color. The kind of running shoes a good runner needs is a pair of shoes that will fit his foot type like a puzzle piece. Let’s just try to put it this way, a runner who gets shoes that do not work well with his feet is like stabbing a scalpel on his open brain – it’s suicidal. Alright, I may have gone overboard there, but a bad pair of running shoes may and will lead to a massive injury.
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There are three types of feet according to pronation (an anatomical term for a rotational movement). The three types are neutral, overpronator and underpronator. So as not to get too technical, all you have to understand is that when your feet either over or underpronate, your weight are not evenly distributed on the soles of your feet when they hit the ground. Because of that, you are prone to twisting or spraining your ankle. These incidents, however, can easily be prevented by wearing the appropriate pair of running shoes.
There are two simple ways of determining your foot type: visualization and the wet foot test. You do the former by placing your feet against a flat surface and have someone determine if your soles are flat or arched. The problem with this method is the fact that it is not an exact science. The normal arch would depend on your shoe size so determining if your feet have a high or normal arch would depend highly on your personal judgment. Like I said, it is not an exact science.
The wet foot test works under the same concept but you have to dip your foot in to the water and stand on a paper. The narrower your footprint is the higher is your foot arched. To tie all the pieces up, a person who is flat footed are said to underpronate whose feet roll inward; and those whose soles are extensively arched overpronate their feet, which means they roll their feet outward.
Do any of these make sense to you at all? They probably don’t, so I will make things a lot easier. All you have to remember is the fact that over-pronated feet require stiff shoes; and those with neutral or under-pronated feet need more flexible ones. That simple detail will help even out your weight as your feet hit the ground, thus, avoiding injuries.
Merely knowing your feet type and changing the way you shop for running shoes, will completely alter your entire running experience. Running will be a lot easier and you will find that at the end of the day, your muscles will hurt a little less.
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