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Onitsuka Retros

You will find a large craze to the actual old style jogging shoes as a style statement and most of the major running footwear corporations are re-releasing a few of their older models. One of these is the Onitsuka Tiger through the Asics Organization. They are proving to be very preferred among athletes who are Related posts: Asics Onitsuka Tiger Ultimate 81 Mens Running Shoes In-Depth Review Asics Onitsuka Tiger Ultimate 81 Mens Running Shoes In-Depth Review Continue reading

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Body weight and the risk for injury

Intuitively it could be assumed that those runners with a higher body mass index (BMI) would be at a greater risk of injury. Continue reading

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Minimalist Running Shoes

Minimalist running shoes are a whole new class of running shoes that is growing substantially in market share from their popularity. A minimalist running shoe is considered a shoe that is devoid of the cushioning and support roles of traditional running shoes and does not heave a differential between the forefoot and rearfoot. Continue reading

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Chi Running

Chi running is one of the many different running forms that are being promoted as a means to run better, feel better about running and get fewer injuries. Chi running as a concept was first promoted by Danny Dreyer who developed it as part of his ultramarathon training program. As a technique it advocates a more forward lean of the torso and more of a heel strike as opposed to a heal strike. Continue reading

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Top of Foot Pain

We have been seeing more of the condition ‘TOFP’ ( top of foot pain ) as it has become known around the barefoot running community. This top of foot pain is a common injury in the barefoot or minimalist runner which is someone unusual given all the claims made that running this way is supposed to reduce injury. Continue reading

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Finding More on Newton Running Shoes

Newton running shoes are almost always distinctive as compared to jogging shoes on the market in numerous ways. The Newton running shoes have a distinctive energy give back in addition to cushioning product and are generally planned for what precisely this known as the natural running form. These were to start with loved by triathletes, Related posts: Foot Odor from Running Shoes Saucony Running Shoes – The Anatomy Of A High Performance Running Shoes Men’s Running Shoes – Best Price And Quality Online Continue reading

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Q&A: whats a better shoe for running an average of 10 miles a week. A running shoe or a cross…

Question by chewydog62000 : whats a better shoe for running an average of 10 miles a week. A running shoe or a cross trianer? Ive been using running shoes for about 7 years and I never tried a cross trainer. Continue reading

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Vibram Five Fingers

There has been a lot of controversy around the Vibram five fingers shoes lately given the barefoot or minimalist running trend. Part of the controversy surround the hype and exaggerated claims about how barefoot running can reduce the injuries when it’s becoming increasingly clear that this is not the case (see:  Vibram FiveFingers Cause Metatarsal Stress Fractures? ; Why are barefoot runners getting so many injuries Continue reading

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Does running in bare feet really help you or hinder your health?

Question by William S : Does running in bare feet really help you or hinder your health? Apparently bare foot running can be really beneficial to your circulation and also in toughening your feet but I worked for half a year at a shoe shop and obviously learnt about all the technology in cushioning systems as well as shoes promoting better posture (such as pronation blocks) when running Continue reading

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What can running in shoes that are a little narrow do to the health of my feet?

Question by Trish C : What can running in shoes that are a little narrow do to the health of my feet? The width of my feet are in between medium and wide. I just bought running shoes in medium width because they didn’t have wides. Continue reading

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