The running gear technology - it's not always a marketing ploy
Sport And Fitness / / December 19, 2019
When choosing one or another shoesJackets or other element of the running inventory you read a lot of obscure words, which came up with savvy marketers sports brands. Boost, Adizero, Flyknit, ThermoBall, FuseForm, REVlite, FlashDry and others. You can buy some trash on the market shrug off all this and save a lot of money. No, even this: a lot of money. And you can try to find out whether there are these special words any sense or is just a ploy to raise prices.
Below I will give examples of technologies that for many years have been tested by me and, in my opinion, worth the money. I will show it in numbers, feelings, or simply offer to take my word.
adidas Boost
A couple of years ago, adidas sneakers appeared Boost series. This is a special bubbly stuff that springs protects the sole and not wrinkled. There are variations on the theme - Energy Boost, Ultra Boost, Pure Boost, and so on. I had the very first sneakers Energy Boost series, in which I ran, according to estimates Strava, More than 1 400 kilometers, and has Ultra Boost, which is wound over 700 km today. With such a reel, as promised by the manufacturer, the balls are not crumpled and generally not lost volume. They can wear out after you wear the soles, but not prosyadut in volume. The sole is also very resistant. But talk about bubbles.
Sole adidas ultra boost after 700 km
The membrane and ThermoBall by The North Face
First of balls. ThermoBall - these are synthetic balls that fill very not cheap, but very light jackets for the runners and just urban residents in the clothing The North Face.
Of down jackets constantly crawl feathers, and when wet feathers and down are compressed. Thus, they take you warming air cushion, which is not good.
If you pack the jacket ThermoBall for the summer in a compression bag, then, in contrast to the fluff, this material does not tamp. It really is. Jacket with a negligible weight, which is commensurate with down counterparts, not wrinkled, and keeps your heat when wet loses only part of the property. Checked in a forest in a downpour: the jacket was wet, but the heat continued to hold, even worse.
With respect to the membranes, it is such fabrics which repel water and moisture discharged from your body with active physical exertion. Here's how the membrane under the drainpipe from The North Face.
Buy Membrane jackets all the manufacturers you trust. These are the best things that I wore, and they are always worth the money.
Compression clothing from other manufacturers 2XU
Compression wear evenly presses on the feet, hands or body. It girls priests look toned and cellulite is not visible, but all the clothes designed for entirely different. I myself bought 2XU compression on, so the other was not there. It can be used for two purposes:
- Support. Perhaps you know that your leg muscles - this is a very heavy load. When you run, ligaments of the feet and other connective tissues experiencing excessive load due to the weight and muscle jerks. Compression taytsy, socks, leggings or shorts let you hold them in place. Load decreases and less ache after training connective tissue and of long starts. For me, it works 100%, and from their injuries, I completely got rid of the very next month after the acquisition taytsov. As for the compression T-shirt, which I also have, it helps to maintain a good posture. For me it is the only profit from it.
- recovery. Manufacturers claim that compression clothing helps to quickly restore. I can not say for sure it was true or not. But I heard that a lot of help. Some hobbyists and pros even sleep and walk around the house in a compression garment. My recovery I associate with the use of BCAA amino acids, which coincided with the wearing of compression garments. Maybe not in the BCAA sense at all. :)
Thermo SPYDER
when doing outdoors in the cold you should have thermal underwear. Then you can put it on the first layer and the second - the diaphragm, the outlet moisture. So advise manufacturers. In reality, it works like this. You run in the cold and still soaking wet. Thermal and wet to the touch becomes like a sponge. But the feeling of a wet rag, both the cotton fabric, no. Moisture is really removed from the skin membrane. If your classes are not many hours, it is simply possible to put on top of a jacket or windbreaker. You did not freeze. Thermo - the fucking acquisition, which I did. You just completely change your attitude to the cold.
T-shirt adidas Climacool
You can not run in any weather in the cotton T-shirts. If you have no money at the same adidas, then look for something more affordable. But the T-shirt must be made of a special synthetic material! T-shirt adidas Slimacool not stick to sweaty body and dries very quickly. And, most importantly, they do not create rubbed sore and discomfort nasty cold cloth on the skin.
It is worth mentioning that the adidas T-shirt was a tiny metal gadgets below the neck, which were better than you cool in the summer. I checked - the difference is not noticed. :)
Materials GORE-TEX
This material manufacturing technology for footwear used by many manufacturers: ECCO, adidas, Asics, Salomon, The North Face and others. If you talk about me, in such shoes do not get my feet wet, breathe, so do not rub.
The same works with clothing.
Vibram
This manufacturing rubber sole technology, which is also licensed by many manufacturers, the company Vibram (the name comes from the name of the creator - Vitale Bramani). Vibram makes the materials that are used climbers, runners, surfers and many other athletes. This material is resistant to wear unrealistic and, most importantly, very tenacious on complex surfaces. For example, in my shoes The North Face outsole is used by Vibram. They are tenacious, like a cat's claws, on clay and soil!
Cardiosensor HRM-Run Garmin
And finally, a bit of electronics. In Garmin There is a special Cardiosensor, who knows, the assurances of the manufacturer, so much more, in addition to measuring the pulse. He comes complete with top-end watches, and so to get it is very nice. But if you buy Cardiosensor separately on the same AmazonThen you will know that its price - $ 100! For what?!
It is for what. And the manufacturer knows what asks so much money. With the help of this gadget and watch Garmin you can hone your racing technique to perfection. This is especially appreciated by those who are engaged with the coach remotely. See what data you get only with this sensor:
So for a marketing term again it hides the real thing. And the use of training with an eye to the heart is undeniable!
Small life hacking. Strap the sensor wear out quickly and separately to find it difficult to sell. But you can easily buy a soft and multicolored strap from Polar. And it costs much cheaper. And most importantly, you will not lose in functionality.
conclusion
Yes, I did not mention the technologies that are just marketing bullshit. And yes, a lot of them. But common sense and care to help you find the challenges of development and a little bit to improve their lives. I, if I find cherry producer, which to my taste, etched, and removed it to another my brand will be very difficult to her. And what you want.
Let us in the comments to share those technologies that you liked and those who, in your opinion, were just marketing duck.