06-05-12, 10:24 AM | |
Join Date: Feb 2007
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YES! I am underpronator just from looking at my shoes (never really diagnosed) We are the minority Most of the people are over-pronators and most athletic shoes are geared towards overpronators. They are few that are fine for us. When you shop for sneakers it is important that you get neutral shoes and also shoes with lots of cushioning. I have saucony neutral running shoe for walking outside and new balance cross trainer for home workouts. It is not easy to find shoes for underpronators. And there is also not much info on how to correct this. I do find my calves having lots of trigger points and this gives me feet pain, so I have to regularly massage my calfs, shins and also my IT band. On top of being underpronator, I have flat feet, which is not very common with underpronators from what I read. I do wear orthotics in my sneakers but not all of them work, since most are made for overpronators. I have tried bunch of orthotics and I am very happy with these 2 orthotics. They have nice cushioning as well:
http://www.healthyfeetstore.com/orth...ole-sport.html http://www.shop.com/Lynco_174_Sports...?sourceid=1414
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06-05-12, 11:04 AM | |
Join Date: May 2011
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It takes time to re-balance and strengthen the weaker muscles in your legs/feet, but if you have the patience the Vibram type "shoes" are excellent for this. Training barefoot or in the Vibrams has really strengthened my legs and decreased aches and injuries. Orthotics/cushions can feel good during training but they only seemed to further weaken my feet. That makes sense since they impede the natural movement of the foot and keep certain muscles in resting mode via extra "support". Of course it's an individual thing (not looking to be flamed by orthotic lovers ) and you may need to experiment. But in my experience, the gradual strengthening of the legs/feet via barefoot type training has numerous benefits.
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06-05-12, 11:21 AM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2002
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