If you decide to start running next Monday, the choice of sneakers is not a problem of primary importance. Specialized running shoes are not necessary for everyone, for the beginning, the simplest sneakers "for shopping" are also suitable. The first rule of how to choose sneakers for running - make sure that with running you have everything seriously and for a long time.
Who needs running shoes?
As it was already said above, a newcomer to pursue the most advanced models does not make sense. It is necessary to be guided by the principle - the more often, the longer and faster you run, the better and more specialized should be the sneakers .
Before you tell us about the nuances of how to choose running sneakers, let's determine who they are vital to:
- you run on a treadmill with a speed of 13 km / h, more than 30 minutes;
- You run on the street at least 30 minutes, at least twice a week;
- your weight is above 78 kg (for women), and 84 kg (for men).
All! In other cases, if you are running on a treadmill for warming up, or at a speed of less than 13 km / h, you will need ordinary sneakers, with a much lower price. And in general the treadmill is perfectly amortizing.
Depreciation
Since we touched on the topic of depreciation, we will tell you about the most important thing that you should pay attention to when in a terribly expensive specialized store you ask the seller what sneakers to run choose. You, of course, will answer, and advise the most expensive and not necessarily qualitative.
The most important thing in sneakers is the outsole. On its structure depends the duration of operation, the safety of your feet and joints, and, of course, the price.
There are two categories of soles:
- trail;
- asphalt.
Trail Sneakers
They are designed to run on the ground, being a kind of off-road cars among the sneakers. They run through the mountains, forests, unevennesses. Contrary to the fact that running in such areas is clearly less convenient than on flat asphalt, the shock absorbers are weaker than those of asphalt models, because the earth itself is a good shock absorber. But they are distinguished by a dense coating, often with Gore-Tex, as well as a good grip of the sole with the ground.
Asphalt Sneakers
Most often the thoughts of a city dweller on the topic of how to choose the right running shoes should stop exactly on asphalt models. In parks, in stadiums, in the city - we have everywhere asphalt, requiring a strong depreciation.
Footsteps for jogging along the asphalt receive a load of a couple of tons, and for each landing the foot is loaded with a weight exceeding the body weight by 6 times. Shock absorbers are injected into the sole, they can be placed on the heel, or on the toe and heel. It is important here to know which part of the foot you are landing on.
Crossover slang
Choosing which running shoes to buy, not superfluous will know and types of shock absorbers. They are marked on the soles (on the heel or toe and heel, depending on where they are placed) in the form of inscriptions - Gel, Air, Wave, Grid, Hydroflow. For people with excess weight, they need sneakers with shock absorbers on both the heel and the toe, regardless of the style of running.
It is also important to consider the setting of the feet (did you pay attention to it?). When you run, your feet can be mixed in parallel, slightly inward or outward. This is called pronation. For those who put their feet in parallel and those who are slightly clumsy (hypoproduction) release sneakers neutral. For those who put their feet outward it is very important to buy stability (they will limit the turns of the feet).
In online stores you can apply the filter "stability" or "cushion" - the site itself "will pick up" everything you need. And in shops in real life, do without using the term pronation, since not all sellers know it. Just tell me how you unfold (or not unfold) your leg.