How to get oriented when buying running shoes

Good morning, dear runners friends, with today's post I would like to return to the concept of pronation, and specify better why it is so important for a runner. The pronation, as we mentioned in the previous post, is the combined collapse of the ankle, knee and hip inward, it is our natural cushioning system.

The problems are greater for our time when the corridor has an excess of pronation, it is a hyper-pronator, but the correct procedure is not always the case, when objectively this problem is found, is to use a Support shoe, called anti- pronation.
I will give you an example of a famous Italian building, the "Tower of Pisa". This beautiful building is naturally of some degrees, but it is stable and not subject to collapse dangers.

If we tried to straighten up the Tower of Pisa, we would risk provoking a collapse in some part of its structure, when we should necessarily also act on the foundations of this building.
The same thing can be said for a runner with an excess of pronation, when you try to correct his problem with a Support shoe, you risk causing great upheavals.

The dilemma now arises, which shoe should we buy for ourselves?
It is not a simple answer, because every person has different characteristics.
Generally speaking, a person with little pronation must buy a Neutra shoe with a large plant, while a person with a normal pronation can choose a Neutra shoe with a normal plant.

Racers that have an excess of pronation can act in different ways. You can actually try to correct the excessive pronation with the Support shoe, but we must consider that this choice could trigger pain in the joints, due to the anti-pronation inserts present in the midsole of the shoe.

Or you could, in cases of ascertained hyper-pronation, opt for a Guidance shoe, with a moderate control of the movement, and check the reaction of our body and the adaptations that this shoe causes.
Another solution, which is valid for all categories of runners, could be to choose Neutre footwear and insert custom made orthotics, made by medical personnel from the base of the analysis of their support on the ground, in order to have a shoe corresponding to those that are our specific needs. It should be emphasized that the use of customized insoles is not always well tolerated by our body, as it can often cause adaptation pains.

The last advice we would like to give you is to buy your running shoes in a specialized store in running, able to direct you correctly towards the purchase of the shoe suitable for your personal style of running.

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Post created by @mad-runner as assigned Running Clothes Adviser of @runningproject

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