I was wearing cross trainers and wore thru them very quickly. They are a little on the heavy side also. When I went to my Chiropractor he recommended and local store that focused mainly on Running Shoe but they analyzed my feet and made me try on several different sneakers and watched me run jump etc...I told them about the class format and he ended up saying that the asics Gel-Cumulus 9 were the best ones for me....this could be totally different for him....I would recommend finding a store that is very well versed in shoes etc...and taking it from there...I love the sneakers and I haven't had any issues as of yet.