Has anyone ever tried wearing orthotics inside of their nike frees?? i just tried this and it feels great.
Is this a good idea? it seems as though my orthotics are still usefull in the shoe, but i still get all of the leg bending and everthing else from the free's thats suppose to strengthen your legs and stuff.
why would you want to do that?
because wearing orthotics for so long in regular shoes have weakened my legs. my pronation and things have been solved, but now im weak and want to wear orthotics inside of my frees.
this could be the answer to all of my training shoe problems.
Ummm...that makes no sense at all.
Your legs bend? That may be an issue.
The "stuff" you get from the Free's are irreplaceable.
No, orthotics require a steady heel counter (so says the theory)
so wearing them in frees would defeat the purpose?? or are you saying that they wouldnt fit in my frees?
i hate the fact that people actually train in those pieces of shit. they are awful! as a former owner of the free, i have come to hate nike for the crap they make.
orthotic minimalist wrote:
so wearing them in frees would defeat the purpose?? or are you saying that they wouldnt fit in my frees?
Sure they'll fit.
I'm saying that orthotics wont work as "intended" without a firm heel counter (if they do work at all).
So the free is designed to encourage your foot to flex. Orthotics are designed to do the exact opposite. Putting them together would decrease the effectiveness of both. It just seems like a really weird thing to want to do.
Agreed- the whole point behind the minimalist thing is that motion controlled giant cushion shoes and orthotics weaken your feet and lower legs by not allowing them to work like they were intended to. The point of the Frees is to give that natural motion a fighting chance- putting orthitics in them will not only shorten the life and decrease the usefulness of the orthotics, but will also take away from that natural motion. That is why you have to work into the Frees slowly, so you can follow that natural motion without doing too much. If you want a more minimal, flexible shoe to wear orthotics in, try out some racing flats- they give your foot more support than the Frees do, and they give the orthotics a fighting chance.