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hi!  So i had a participant ask what type of shces he should wear to the class.......he said his feet hurt and he was wearing just regular tennies.......should i tell him to get cross trainers or running shoes?  I told him i would have a good answer for class wednesday night :-)  Maybe a certain brand or type you recommend????

THANKS!!!!!!

There will never be 1 right definitive answer for this.  Humans aren't all built the same.

Cross trainers make sense because of all the lateral moves in Attack, but I know many who are very happy with their running shoes.

I would advise him to go to a good athletic shoe shop where the sales people can help you select shoes that suit your feet and the activity you plan to do in them.

 

Or he could do what I did - buy Nike shox and like them so much I never bothered to try anything else. :-)

Hey ya, I went to the podiatrist for advise - got orthodics to suit 'me' and extra heel support too. He recommended Asics, Adidas,New Balance.

I used to use orthodics of the shelf, I tried both half and full foot - and definately benefited from these prior to seeing the foot doc.

I used to swear by (krikey I cant' spell) ...Ryka (I'm sure it's spelt like that) which are only sold at athletes foot - but they die soooo fast..... I changed over to Asics and got the tennis shoe with a gel heal which has been perfect for 'my' feet. I am not limited by my feet any more (AT ALL).

*note - my shoes only have about 12wks life - I bought these last quarter ($180) and they are starting to blow out on the sides. So will have a new pair in the next week. I only wear them for classes and take them off when i walk in the front door at home.

 but yeah, that works for me - hope thats of some help.....

 

It definitely varies from person to person. Personally, I find Saucony runners to be the best. I have a really hard time finding shoes because I have shin splints. Of all the brands I've tried (Asics, Nike, New Balance), Saucony's seem to have the most cushioning.

I also find runners to work better then cross trainers, but again, that's just personal opinion. Your best bet would be to tell your participant to ask the sales associates at the store.

:)

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Carpe Diem

I am lucky enough to live in a city where a podiatrist has opened up his own athletic shoe shop! I explained the moves in Attack, he looked at my feet, and put me in a pair of New Balance 747's. Apparently this is a "fitness shoe" that has support for lateral moves, but is also very light weight. I also have a pair of orthotics in them (nothing fancy, just some extra cushion). These shoes have been great for me so far, and I plan to replace them with the same model when the time comes. But, that's just what works for me.

When I first started with attack I needed cross trainers or even basketball shoes for the support for lateral moves.  I agree with the poster who said the Ryka's work well.  Three years in to teaching, I love the lightweight running shoes now.  I think, unless you have a base of lateral movement, it's a good idea to have more support at first.

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"You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case." --Ken Kesey

At the last quarterly I attended they recommended (in our attack "chat") getting new shoes every 3 months.  A few instructors here get new shoes for each new release.  Like others, I agree that all feet are different, you have to hunt for the shoes that work for you... you'll know.  Your feet will feel SO much better after a class.  And, you'll know when they are done.  Your feet/ankles will complain after a class.  I could not possibly do a class without my orthodics, but that's just me.  I prefer running shoes to cross trainers because of all the running in attack. 

As discussed in previous threads, be smart with your shoes.  I only wear mine in the gym.  Attack ONLY at first.  Once they are "done" use them for other classes, step, pump, etc... Once they are no good for that, lawn mowing...

 Good Luck!

 Sarah

As I've mentioned in my previous post - I'm wearing Asics gel heal tennis (which was explained to me to be a cross trainer of a better standard for attack) but different strokes for different folks - i'll have to see if i can find the previous thread on this topic in case my question is already covered - my shoes are pushing 12wks, they normally have a life of 12wks and can move down the chain as already indicated (attack, to step and pump, then the garden etc) but these have started to blow out on the sides which will mess up my support... so, there actually gonna be dead! and ready for the yard already....

what's the question? have we already covered what shoes would have the better side support from blow outs?

 tnks - sorry if already covered......

well - I've bought my new shoes! and I now know the answer to my question (shoes were ace bet getting blow outs in last pair on sides, 12wks old)

My last pair of shoes with the blow outs were Asics Gel-Netburner (blue and white) - great shoe, but wore through so quickly I can't use them for step or pump - they are garden ready after 12wks.

The pair I bought before didnt' blow out on sides and moved through the ranks as usual (attack to step to pump - still going strong for pump).... I didnt' realise the difference, these were 'Asics Gel-Netburner Professionals' that one extra word at the end I must have missed!!! (so did the shop assistant at Rebel Sport)

Going into Rebel yesterday I let them know my concern on the quick blow out - and she said the side support in the 'professional' reduces the blow out.

so there you have it! (if you were wondering ;op)

wore them today for step - soooooooo nice to put on new shoes isn't it!!!!!

happy stepping :o)

Thanks!

If heylaurenj is checking, I am wondering what else you do for your shin splints. I have suffered with them on and off since my Attack training last summer and tried just about everything...good form in class, great shoes (also Saucony), icing, massage, ibuprofen, orthotics (not custom), physical therapy, all to no avail. I even took some time off, but as soon as I started back, the shin splints were back too. I love teaching too much to throw in the towel but can't seem to shake them. Anyone with any ideas???

man, you've certainly checked off my check list!!! (though I'd go the custom orthodics) - what's the floor like you're working on??? clearly this could be a silly question with all that you have tried, but thought I'd check - is it a sprung floor? or carpet with 'real' aerobic underlay?? if neither, there could lay the problem....

good luck

Tracey.

yea, I've wondered about the floor, always jealous of the carpet in the release DVD's. We have a pergo type floor, fake wood in other words, not super hard but not springy either. I'm worried I have stress fractures but have to have an MRI to determine that. My xrays did not show any, but sometimes they don't. Until I have the courage to do the MRI, I'll keep on keeping on.

Good luck!

food for thought - a member at one of the gyms I instruct at had a knee issue for years and went through all the check list etc... physio etc - ended up having a bone density scan.... ( I wont pretend to know more than I heard from her on the scan and outcome)... she said rest and low impact to heal (not rocket science) - but more surprising was the advise she told me she was given.... More time in the sun! Slip slop slap has been so well recieved that people are spending less time in the sun and reducing vit D??? lower bone density, together with the diets that we all part take in one way or another = reduced dairy, same outcome... lower bone density. She is to spend 15mins in sun each day and 2 serves of dairy a day.

I just found this really interesting and worth sharing.

If she didnt' get onto it when she did - it wouldn't have been so easy to fix (by simply reducing activity and increasing the above...) instead she would have had a permanent injury from the bone crumbling (apparantly). maybe get the MRI ;op determine you're wrong about the stress fractures.

 either way - best wishes to you!!!!!!

tell me how you go aye.

trace.

Good scoop. Thanks a bunch. Thinking I should go ahead with the MRI just to ease my mind, then I will keep up the ice and try to do as much low impact as possible. I do try to do non-impact activities on days I don't teach so that helps some. And ice is always a good thing. I'll let you know how things turn out!