How to choose running shoes

A small compilation of the magazine «Runner's World» made by readers Leprozorium site.

1. The heel should stay confident, but not too much compressed. Pull the laces of the upper holes. Lace tight, do not pinch, sneakers. Now, with some effort, you can pull the heel of the shoe without rasshnurovki. Insert the back laces in recent holes, lace tight. Now, the heel does not slip, but it has a small stroke. If the heel moves freely, it is better to change the model of sneakers.

2. The top should fit tightly, or at what points does not put pressure on the top of the foot. If there are points of friction, you can try to change the lacing method, their mass is different.

3. In the widest part of the base line of the little finger, the foot should be able to move slightly from side to side, but not clinging to the edge of the insole. Firmly press the foot in the inside of the sneaker. In the area of ​​the base of the little finger should be formed of 3-5 mm of free space.

4. During a long run stop a little swollen and extended. When dense lacing fingers should move sufficiently freely up and down. Before the longest toe should be 5-10 millimeters of space.

5. Check the fold line. Putting, Abut sock on the floor and press the heel. Bend shoe line shall conform to the fold lines of your foot. Approximately perpendicular to the sole, straight. By distortions will hurt the arch of the foot, to develop flat feet. If the bend is required considerable effort, if you feel that the foot is folded tight, it will lead to pain in the Achilles tendon and calf muscle pain.

6. Arch of the foot. It would be nice to know the type of its arches. It is best to visit this sports podiatrist. If you are under 25 years old, the age-related changes in the bones of the foot is not very noticeable, or you quite well, too lazy to go to the doctor, it is possible to go "wet test" on the site, such as Mizuno. The bottom line is that you are at home tread wet foot on a piece of paper and form the remaining spots roughly define the type of your feet. But I would recommend still orthopedist. Foot arches may be different and better in sneakers insert corrective insoles. If you will not understand with their arches, the pleasure of racing will not be getting. Run will hurt the foot will be tedious whining. If you stop in a state of neglect, it is possible and to run oneself calluses.

Common mistakes when buying a crossover

1. Do not pursue appearance. Convenience in the first place. In no case do not buy a cool-looking shoes on you if they are at least a little bit not comfortable. Then regret discarded money.

2. Do not buy a tightly fitting shoes. Women especially love to buy shoes a little smaller. It is fraught with whipped black nails after the first run and blisters on the skin of the foot. Play toes "piano", in front of should be spacious enough.

3. foot size varies at different times of the day. Come to buy shoes at about the time when you want to run.

4. Here you for example have come into the store, carefully chosen their shoes, but did not buy, and came home and ordered the same model on the internet and a half times cheaper. Well done! Then you know your size to order another pair of the same company, but they do not come! This happens almost always. Different models use different forms of discs.

5. Beware of fakes on the internet of this shit in bulk.