About Sports Footwear
Athletic footwear is divided into two subspecies – the universal sport shoes (cross-trainers) and special shoes. Universal sport shoes good for people not professionally involved in a particular sport. Below are the main characteristics of different kinds of sports shoes.
Universal shoes (cross-trainers) is ideal for practicing weightlifting, workouts at the gym, provide more substantial lateral support while it is less flexible and has greater weight in comparison with running shoes.
Running shoes are lightweight, flexible (easy to bend) and elastic (provides good cushioning and softens the blow when running).
Flexible walking shoes as shoes for running, but it usually weighs more than the shoes for jogging.
Soccer shoes should be strengthened and broad nose, the spikes according to the specifics of a football field, the bottom of shoes with good cushioning, support system to prevent stretching the ankle and knee injuries.
Tennis shoes should provide good support to the feet of uppers, have strengthened and broad (volume), the toe and comfortable (not too high) heel.
Basketball shoes should provide good support for lateral movements, as well as sufficiently stable to prevent stretching of the ankle.
Experts recommend the following guidelines when choosing sprotivnoy shoes:
* Buy shoes soundly. Investing in shoes that cost around 60-100 dollars, usually justify themselves.
* Do not use sports shoes for other activities.
* Replace the shoes with signs of wear.
* Try on shoes at the end of the day, when the foot is maximized.
* Keep track of the size of their feet. Age, weight change human pregnancy can lead to an increase in the foot.
* Before the big (or by the longest) toe should be a gap of 1-1,5 cm
* Women are not encouraged to wear men’s shoes.
The third recommendation may be perceived to Russian readers with a misunderstanding. The fact that more or less significant wear, such as shoe soles, performance cushioning, stabilizing and support properties of footwear that has a negative impact on the feet, knees and spine of man. When worn insole increases friction in the shoe, is deteriorating depreciation and other performance shoes.
