As an older runner, I’ve been much healthier the last year and a half in a couple models of Hokas than I was the prior 2 years in light trainers such as Nike Free 3
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I just wonder if the rocker plus the high stack height either help people with their personal gait problems, and hurt other people? I can feel the difference when
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Adidas Ultra Boost Damen too much on fore foot. My sweet spot is 16mm front, and 22-24 back:6mm-8mm drop. And I do best with cushion on the softer side, esp. in heel. I think stack height amplifies differences. Has anybody noticed this? P.S. The golf swing is similar: Stance, balance,
Nike Air Huarache Dames swing within yourself (not over reaching with your lead leg), speed of swing=cadence-which everyone has their own internal speed which varies slightly.Did you see this recent controversy over the eating chocolate study? That whole episode made me think about how shoe
Nike Air Huarache Mujer science is presented in the media as well…and I agree with you that much more caution is needed in interpretation. To be honest I feel that researchers are caught in a trap in that most grant money probably comes from a particular brand who might desire certain outcomes (remember vibram had several of the less
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Science works but it has to be done properly, that is studies must have enough participants to control for age, weight, gender, years running etc. In addition it must have clear enough boundaries in defining various shoe groups participating. This kind of study would likely require thousands of runners and quite a bit of money to undertake. Perhaps someone could design some
Adidas ZX Flux Womens self-reporting study with a social media app that tracks data and relies on participant reporting, obviously that would not be scientific but at least it could overcome the perpetual sample size issue. Otherwise it seems to me runners today are left with personal anecdote based off lots of choices. That’s why
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