Trainers/Sneakers advice needed :)

eeebee

This is a bit of a long shot but.....does anyone know much about the correct shoes to be wearing for the gym and for running (pavement and treadmill) as well as for circuit classes (jumps, lunges etc)?

I ordered these thinking they'd be suitable for someone like me, bad knees, slightly flat footed...I know I need good support & stability.

I am now unsure if I should keep them or take them back, due to the "micro-instability" technology:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/USA-Tone-Gym-Trainers-Ladies/dp/B004Z9F642

Any advice would be very much appreciated.

BrianSharpe

They may be fine for the gym (sorry - not my area) but for running you want a running shoe. Chances are, if you have flattish feet you are an over-pronator and, ideally, would want a motion control shoe. Your best bet is to go to a running specialty shop, have them check your gait and put you in the right shoe.

As a bit of an aside, a recent study from the University of Calgary has suggested that the most important aspect when it comes to selecting your running shoes is proper fit. Interestingly even with all the high tech shoes out there the rates of injury to runners has not changed significantly over the decades.....https://wcmprod2.ucalgary.ca/knes/news_Niggbook

Until you've found a shoe that you know fits and performs well I would hesitate about buying them over the Internet.

Aperture_Science

There isn't (to my knowledge) a shoe that is good for X-training such as jumps and lunges AND running (treadie or outside). They are two different movement and require different shoes for each.

Sorry.

ArroganceInStep

This is a bit of a long shot but.....does anyone know much about the correct shoes to be wearing for the gym and for running (pavement and treadmill) as well as for circuit classes (jumps, lunges etc)?

I ordered these thinking they'd be suitable for someone like me, bad knees, slightly flat footed...I know I need good support & stability.

I am now unsure if I should keep them or take them back, due to the "micro-instability" technology:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/USA-Tone-Gym-Trainers-Ladies/dp/B004Z9F642

Any advice would be very much appreciated.

Vibrams are the only things I've been able to workout in that don't get ruined in 3 months, sorry can't help.

fitaliciag

i have found that running shoes work for running/walking, but trainers are better for me when i am doing jumps, lunges, etc....because the running shoes give me footcramps if i am not suing them for what they are meant for. probably have something to do with how your foot balances on trainers better during lunges and such.

eeebee

Thanks all.

I've decided I will take them back and get properly fitted running shoes because I am pretty sure, as Brian suggested, I have an over-pronation and I think that could lead to serious injury if wearing incorrect shoes, not really worth the risk.

Surely, also something under £20 is not going to be as good as a well known brand like asics or Nike...check these out, love the look of them:

http://www.ransacker.co.uk/nike-free-run-2-ladies-running-shoes-black-white-purple.txt

Thought it may have been too good to be true :ohwell: