Proper Footwear?

Maquillage_

I've purchased walking shoes that have a curved style to them, like sketchers shape ups. I find them great and very comfortable for walking.




I do a lot of HIIT and strength based exercises in my home and I usually do them barefoot on an exercise mat, but I've started to get pains in my ankles and I know it's because I'm not supporting them properly with runners. Would the shoes I have for walking be okay to use for HIIT based exercises and weigh training, or would they do more damage than good? What type of shoes would be best for HIIT and weight training?

isulo_kura

I really wouldn't think they'd be any good for HIIT or weights. They actually look like an accident waiting to happen to me. I only run so can't give any advice on weight shoes but many companies do specific trainers designed for gym work

arditarose

What kind of weight training?! If you're doing barbell, heavy training-no. Those would be a disaster. You need something flat.

Even if you're doing HIIT and not lifting so heavy, why not normal shoes?

Maquillage_

arditarose wrote: »

What kind of weight training?! If you're doing barbell, heavy training-no. Those would be a disaster. You need something flat.

Even if you're doing HIIT and not lifting so heavy, why not normal shoes?

I'm only lifting 4kg dumbbells so nothing extreme, and you won't believe this but I'm a total heel girl! I don't own 1 pair of flat shoes or runners at all (apart from the ones I got for walking). That's why I started doing everything bare foot.

So flat runners would be best then? Thank you

isulo_kura wrote: »

I really wouldn't think they'd be any good for HIIT or weights. They actually look like an accident waiting to happen to me. I only run so can't give any advice on weight shoes but many companies do specific trainers designed for gym work

Yeah that's what I thought, but I just thought I'd ask just in case using them wouldn't be as bad as going bare foot.

arditarose

Maquillage_ wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

What kind of weight training?! If you're doing barbell, heavy training-no. Those would be a disaster. You need something flat.

Even if you're doing HIIT and not lifting so heavy, why not normal shoes?

I'm only lifting 4kg dumbbells so nothing extreme, and you won't believe this but I'm a total heel girl! I don't own 1 pair of flat shoes or runners at all (apart from the ones I got for walking). That's why I started doing everything bare foot.

So flat runners would be best then? Thank you


I don't know...I don't want to say one way or the other. I just don't really understand the point of these shoes and figure you might as well work out in normal sneakers.

livingleanlivingclean

No.... Don't wear those! Not for anything other than walking...

I wore MBT's for a couple of years when I lived in the UK and did loads of walking. I think they actually helped my feet - i used to have awfully flat feet, but they haven't been since I used these for a long time. Look awful though! Haha

cwolfman13

walkers for walking
runners for running
training shoes for training...i.e. your HIIT and resistance work...something like the Reebok Nano or Nike Free or something.

Cherimoose

Maquillage_ wrote: »

I've started to get pains in my ankles and I know it's because I'm not supporting them properly with runners.

Your feet & legs have their own support system. Ankle pain might be from doing too much too soon, or it could be from poor form. Hard to diagnose these things over the web.

Tubbs216

I don't think they are a good idea for anything, let alone wearing whilst working out:
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/lawsuit/toning-shoes-lawsuit.html#.VUVWiPldVQ0