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How to start to buy new footwear consciously? Basic tips for the beginning.

Nowadays the market is saturated with different kinds of clothing and footwear. When it comes to decisions it’s quite often not easy to choose the best one for us. Shoes can bring special confusion.

Nike 606

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Plenty of us don’t know what to focuse on while choosing the perfect shopes for them. It’s particularlyimportant in case of sport shoes. During workout your feet requite special care.
First and foremost you should know your feet. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got Nike 606, Adidas sneaker or sneakers Reebok. If they aren’t properly picked out you will be suffer or, at least, won’t feel comfortable. The best way is to make a „wet test”- put your foot into the water, step on a piece of brown paper and mark your footprint. You can also check where your old pair of shoes expose the most wear.
If your footprint emphasise the entire sole of your foot with little to no curve on the inside or if your old shoes show the most wear on the inside part – it means you have got flat feet and tend toward overpronation – what means your feet roll inward. It lead you to seak for a shoe with a motion-control feature and as much suppost as possible.
adidas sneakers

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If the footprint shows only a part of your forefoot and heel with a narrow connection between the two or alternatively if your shoes wear out mostly on the outside edge — you probably have high arches and are liely to underpronate, meaning your feet roll outward. You should look for a cushioned shoe with a soft midsole.
If your footprint has a distinct curve along the inside and your shoes wear out uniformly it shows medium arch. You are one of the group of people who most of the footwear is made for. You scan still look for a „stability” shoe, which has the proper balance of cushioning and support.

There also plenty of other tips for example don’t make shoes multitask. Other one is to try the shoes on with your own socks which you are wearing while practicing. You could also always ask for asistance the shop assistant.

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