Good Workout Shoes

Posted by: Curt | Under: 40's/fit, 50's/fit, Children/fit, General Fitness, Health, Ladies/fit, Prime/fit, Seniors/fit, Travel/fit, Youth/fit | (0) Comments

Well, it was time for some new gym shoes and I was dreading it. First, there is the hunt to find something you like the looks of, and then you hope they fit and are comfortable. Being an average guy with no Nike contract, I ended up with a pair of Avia cross-trainers that looked OK and fit really good. I tried a bunch of shoes on at Sports Authority and I really wanted the cool looking Pumas, but they just didn’t fit good. I have an odd shaped foot, I guess, with the bony part by my little toe that sticks out pretty far. Makes it hard to find shoes that don’t hurt. So I need a shoe that is pretty wide at that part.  Turns out that the Avias were just about the cheapest shoes there even though that wasn’t a primary concern since I keep my shoes forever. But I still hate breaking them in. Seems like it takes weeks until they are really comfortable. If I were a pro athlete, I or my shoe company, would pay someone to break them in for me. But since that ain’t happening, I’m just going to have to do it the old way of wearing them a few hours at a time until they are broke in. But here is a tip- get the gel heel inserts. Awesome. they add a level of comfort that the shoes just don’t have “stock”. Since we customize everything else we have, might as well add gym shoes to the list. Tomorrow I get to try them out in the gym for the first time doing legs. I might bring my old shoes along just in case…