This may not be the answer you are looking for, but in my own search on this subject I came across the article link below.

In a nutshell, the article puts forward a growing realization that cross-trainers and running shows actually increase the likelihood of injury and hinder the natural pronation that happens with the feet when running.

While the article is obviously biased, I find it very interesting that Nike's own research team discovered that natural running involves wild motions in the feet and that hindering the grabbing of the toes and the rolling of the feet is not beneficial in any way.

And the most telling fact is that the major shoe companies are trying to develop shoes now that are thin and flexible and allows the toes to grab and the feet to roll.

So really, the best possible solution for so-called "over-pronation" is to run barefoot or with thin-soled flexible shoes.

I know this will seem odd, but I encourage you to read the entire article. It quite eye-opening.

Bob Knorpp
Host of The BeanCast: A Marketing Podcast
Posts every Monday @ http://beancast.us
Source(s):
http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2009/04/painful-truth-about-trainers-ar...


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