| * Flat Foot: What is it | | | | support on average 3 times their body weight. |
| The arch of the foot is formed by the tarsal and | | | | * Shoes Technologies Aimed at Runners with Flat |
| metatarsal bones and strengthened by ligaments and | | | | Feet |
| tendons. It allows the foot to support the weight of | | | | Over the last 20 years or so, all the major running |
| the body in the erect posture with the least weight. | | | | footwear producers developed specific technologies |
| The height of the arch determines pronation and | | | | aimed at helping runners with flat feet run in comfort |
| foot type.The arch height of the foot can easily be | | | | and safety. |
| checked using the wet feet test. | | | | The key words you have to remember are: stability, |
| People with a Low arch do not have a distinct curve | | | | support and motion control. |
| along the inside of the foot. The imprint taken in a | | | | - Support is what a flat foot runner needs. When |
| wet test may show nearly the entire foot. People | | | | looking at shoes reviews or technical specifications, |
| with low arches are more likely to overpronate which | | | | any indication of "added support" means you are |
| can result in injuries. Insufficiently expressed arches | | | | headed in the right direction. |
| are called low or fallen arches. The term flat feet | | | | - Stability is an industry standard term that |
| applies to the arch which is sitting on the ground | | | | categorizes running shoes aimed at helping |
| completely. | | | | overpronation: every brand has their own collection |
| * Runners with flat feet need to put extra care in | | | | of Stability Running Shoes. |
| choosing the best running shoe | | | | - Motion Control are Stability Shoes for the most |
| Your foot arch is your natural shock absorption | | | | severe overpronators: they include the solutions of |
| system. Nature designed it so that when you put | | | | stability shoes and focus in enhancing them. |
| your body weight over your feet the shock is | | | | The main technology found in Stability shoes is a |
| absorbed by this mechanism in order to alleviate the | | | | medial post of dual density foam. Footwear |
| impact (and subsequent injuries) that would | | | | producers inject a harder compound of foam right |
| otherwise hit your feet, ankles, knees and hips. A flat | | | | below the medial side of the arch and sometimes |
| foot is the most visible sign of overpronation, | | | | extended all the way to the heel. It is easily |
| meaning that your arch collapses during the impact on | | | | recognizable as a darker (almost always gray) piece |
| the ground. As a consequence, your ankle twists | | | | of foam on the inside of the midsole. |
| inward and your knees overcompensates. | | | | You can read our recommendations about the best |
| Flat feet are a particular concern for runners, as | | | | running shoes for flat feet in summer 2009, along |
| during the running gait the arch is supposed to | | | | with all our other running shoes reviews. |