These days, there are hundreds of specialty footwear products for runners. There are running shoes to prevent over pronation and others to prevent over supination. Runners are taught that it’s important to know whether or not they tend to over pronate or over supinate, and then make appropriate choices of shoe insoles for running as well.
Here are a few of the top shoe insoles for running that you must know about if you participate in this sport.
The Sole Signature DK Response Footbeds are probably the ‘prettiest’ of the shoe insoles for running. These have an orange red background and an attractive picture of a runner on them. There’s nothing like reminding yourself of the endorphin rush during running every time you see them.
Sole actually calls their shoe insoles ‘running footbeds’ instead of insoles. After all, if they’re footbeds, your foot could conceivably relax once it knows it’s time for bed. Seriously though, these Sole Signature DK Response Footbeds have about 1.6 mm cushioning and are heat moldable. Sole makes its biggest impact on the shoe insoles for running market by offering shock protection from running. Every step you take while running increases the amount of force on the foot with the impact. Yet, the Sole footbeds aren’t using material that’s hard and plastic-like because they know this type of material cracks and wears down with age from runners pounding the pavement.
Sole uses something else called open cell construction which means that due to the design of these shoe insoles for running, any moisture related to sweat production is whisked away as if a little whisk broom was sitting there waiting for it to appear, keeping your feet dry. No runner ever wants to run when their feet are wet!
Sole Signature DK Response Footbeds contain the usual deep heel cup, arch support, and custom fit that also makes them American Podiatric Medical Association accepted.
Sof Sole has also designed a shoe insole for running called Sof Sole Airr Performance Insoles. These insoles have a revolutionary air chamber technology in them meant to keep feet cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Similarly, a Japanese company created their own air chamber technology and applied them to shoes that are sometimes called air conditioned shoes!
Sof Sole Airr Performance Insoles then not only have the usual shock absorption properties that every runner needs but they also have cushioning that’s greater at the heel than at the toe. In fact, their cushioning is 7/16th inch thick at the toes and one-half inch thick at the heel, shielding the heel from the running shocks.
Now you will find many other shoe insoles for running available at TheInsoleStore.com as well. For example, there’s the Spenco Polysorb Cross Trainer Insoles and the Sof Sole Airr Orthotic Performance Insoles. There is also the CurrexSole RunFree Insoles available for runners with high, medium, or low arches.
Lastly, the Sof Sole Plantar Fasciitis Orthotics are perfect for runners. This insole product is one to-die-for die product for runners suffering from plantar fasciitis who refuse to give up the endorphin bursts they love.
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