I have flat feet and I overpronate a little. I mainly have problems with shoes that have a high arch structure because it presses up against my arch and eventually gives me soft tissue injuries that take a while to heal. I am wondering if anyone else has flat feet and what shoes they wear to keep themselves from getting injured.
Yes, other ppl have flat feet. Answering the subject line: support shoes.
Dude, flat feet are an invention of the BIG SHOE industry. Your feet are engineered by god to work perfectly on their own.
Run barefoot as intended and you'll be fine. If it's cold where you live put on some fivefingers. A good alternative are Reebok CrossFit shoes - those are great as well and close to giving you the barefoot running experience.
I already have support shoes but the arch structure presses into my arch so is there any shoe that you know of that has a low arch structure.
Evan939 wrote:
I already have support shoes but the arch structure presses into my arch so is there any shoe that you know of that has a low arch structure.
Yea, they are called neutral shoes, and defeat the purpose of what you're looking for. Look for a lightweight stability shoe or something. New Balance 1500v1 or the new v2's
Evan939 wrote:
I already have support shoes but the arch structure presses into my arch so is there any shoe that you know of that has a low arch structure.
Brooks Adrenaline 16's.
The poster who said run barefoot is 100% correct. Do that for awhile and you'll no longer have flat feet.
Whether you may or may not need support, the shape of the shoe is probably what's bothering you. If you have a flat foot, wearing regular lasted shoes will squeeze the middle of your foot and be uncomfortable.
Here are some good wide lasted shoes (don't narrow down in the middle).
Neutral: Brooks Dyad, Asics Fortitude, New Balance 840
Motion Control: Brooks Beast or Addiction, Asics Foundation, New Balance 940 or 1540
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