| As a runner the most important piece of
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| | Pronation is the natural movement of your
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| equipment you can have are your shoes.
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| | feet when they touch the ground.
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| This is the reason that runners spend a
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| | All feet roll inwards as the ball of the
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| great deal of time checking out shoes,
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| | foot touches the ground. You can either
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| until they find the best running shoes
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| | check this out yourself by looking at the
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| for their feet, not only for the fit, but
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| | wear patterns on your old running shoes.
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| also for the kind of running, and
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| | If you tend to wear out your shoes first
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| training they will be doing.
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| | on the outside, you probably tend to
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| Whatever you do, you must not pick a shoe
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| | underpronate; if you wear out your shoes
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| because it looks good in the shop, so
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| | first significantly more to the inside,
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| what are you to do to make sure you pick
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| | look for a shoe for over-pronators.
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| the right shoe, because be reassured
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| | It isn't complicated but you would do
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| there could be several shoes that will be
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| | well to find someone with experience as
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| right for your feet and your running
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| | a runner to watch you running from behind
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| requirements.
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| | before you make a new purchase.
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| How do you find the right shoe, and why
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| | There are four categories based on the
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| is that so important?
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| | degree of pronation.
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| The scope of this article is limited, so
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| | 1. Neutral Pronation, require shoes with
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| rather than try to make recommendations,
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| | a good balance of stability and
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| which will probably be wrong, as I don't
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| | flexibility.
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| know anything at all about your feet, or
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| | 2. Under Pronation has not enough foot
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| your requirements.
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| | motion, and they require good cushioning
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| In other words, are you going to use them
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| | and flexibility in their running shoes
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| as track shoes or trail shoes. There is a
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| | 3. Moderate Over Pronation require
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| huge difference between running on a flat
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| | Stability Trainers
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| track, and on a boulder strewn, wet,
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| | 4. Severe Over Pronation requires
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| muddy trail!!
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| | Motion-control trainers.
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| Add to this the fact that your feet will
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| | You should by now have worked out your
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| hit the ground hard over 1600 times every
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| | pronation factor, so your shoe selection
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| mile that you run.
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| | must be governed by this.
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| If your footwear is the wrong size or
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| | The other consideration is shoe fit, and
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| unsuited to your biomechanical needs, you
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| | the easiest judgement, is does it feel
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| are going to find it uncomfortable,
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| | good, and is there room between the end
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| probably annoying, and even worse it
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| | of your longest toe and the front of the
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| could lead to injury.
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| | shoe. The shoe needs to feel snug at the
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| What is the right shoe for my feet?
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| | heel, and comfortable.
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| A combination of a good fit and excellent
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| | At the end of the day, if you have used
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| biomechanics.
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| | and liked a particular make of running
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| The fit is obvious, but what do I mean by
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| | shoe, then stick with that brand, but
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| biomechanics?
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| | make sure you are buying the correct shoe
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| Put simply it is all about a word called
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| | model bearing in mind your pronation
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| pronation.
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| | factor.
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