When Nike first launched the Vaporfly in 2017, featuring a full-length carbon-fibre plate, it claimed to improve running economy, allowing runners to cut down their race times. It could have been gimmicky, except that elite athletes began to race – and win – in these...
If you’re of Asian or Pacific Island descent, you might have been told that you have a flat foot or a low arch height. You might even have observed it yourself. Does your foot appear wide or broad through the midfoot (middle of your foot)? Do you feel like you...
As a podiatrist, I’ll be the first to say that correct shoe selection is important. It can dramatically reduce your injury risk (we have spoken about shoe metrics like drop HERE) – but it’s not everything and it gets too much attention. Patients of mine...
Drop, pitch, stack height, call it what you like. We are talking about the difference between the heel height, and forefoot height in your running shoe – A key shoe metric which can have dramatic effect on your running and your body. High drop – 12mm Low drop – 0mm...
Most of the advice you hear on kids shoes is wrong You hear it all the time from some professional shoe retailers and health professionals, particularly during the January back to school period. “We should protect our children’s feet with supportive shoes”...
Orthotics – What are they? Inserts, arch supports, foot beds are some names. There are also many forms – Custom made, ‘out of a packet’, hard, soft, cheap, expensive. Some are effective, some are not. I preach to my runners to not rely on their orthotics forever just...