147. All about running shoes: shoe rotation & carbon plated shoes

www.run4prs.com free 7 day trial! Podcast #147: ALL ABOUT RUNNING SHOES 👟 ✅ How to Find the Perfect Shoe ✅ How to Begin a Shoe Rotation ✅ Carbon-Plated Shoes: Should You Wear Them? . There are three categories of running shoes:👇 ✅ Neutral: Good for little to no ankle rotation inward (pronation) ✅ Stability: Good for mild to moderate pronation ✅ Motion Control: Bulkier stability shoe for pronators . There are also different stack heights and heel to toe drops in shoes that can make a difference depending on if you’re injury-prone in the hips and glutes or calves and ankles (more posts on that later this week!) 🤩 . THE BOTTOM LINE IS:👇 You want your shoe to maximize your body’s mechanics and help you stay healthy . HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT SHOE: ✅ Going to a local running store is a great option to figure out the right shoe for you. They will have you do a series of tests and learn more about your running history to figure out what shoe is best for you. A step up from this would be a true gait analysis done with a physical therapist . Now that you have your perfect shoe, should you have MULTIPLE shoes for different runs? Many runners will have: ✅ Faster, lighter weight racing shoe for workouts and races ✅ More cushioned, forgiving shoe on easy recovery runs . WHAT SHOE FOR WORKOUTS AND RACES? ✅ Lighter weight shoes/carbon-plated shoes ✅ 6-9 oz for carbon-plated shoes no matter the brand. They are all very lightweight ✅ High stack height to help propel you forward ✅ More cushioning on many of the carbon-plated shoes that help decrease fatigue especially for longer races . THE FACT IS:👇 You still have to do the training. Faster racing shoes don’t work unless you do . More posts to come this week all about shoes! Stay tuned 👂 . ⭐️ Listen to our podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts ⭐️ Want to try out coaching? Head to the link in our bio! FREE 7 DAY TRIAL www.run4prs.com ⭐️ Follow us for more training tips & motivation @run4prs .