MH said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:>>I really love the 2090s. My feet are high arched and narrow and it's
hard to
>>find shoes that really fit well.
>
Well, I do not have flat feet. In fact, if you look at my footprint, it
shows the exact opposite. So, maybe I've mixed up the terms.
Martha
While some generalities you may see on the web may suggest that flat
footed people overpronate and high arched ones supinate, the realities
are that many people don't fit the model - and why I had a terrible time
understanding the concept initially. I have a high arch and severely
overpronate - as diagnosed by a Footmaxx computerized analysis in a
chiropracter's office and visual gait analysis by a physical therapist
experienced with this type analysis - not to mention my own observations.
Cushioned shoes, even for walking, throw my feet into a tizzy. Motion
control shoes, like Grid stabils, are too rigid overall for me, but they
don't control the pronation in the forefoot area. My PT moved me from a
control to a stability shoe (Brooks Trespass, Adrenaline) - and a ton of
exercises to strengthen my feet and ankles. He suggested shoes with
torsion control since I was a late overpronator. I believe the 2080s (or
whatever number from 2 years ago) were on his list of suggested models
for me, but the Brooks worked better for me.
The more I learned about this apparent deviation from the model, the
more I learned there's a lot a people out there that don't fit the model
(have no idea whether it's a valid model or if it's like max hr
formulas). That is, there's a lot of high-arched overpronators out
there, and there's different causes of overpronation so there may be
very different solutions for different people. I don't remember the arch
having anything to do with it. The best way is to have someone look at
the way you walk or run, rather than arch height (although obviously
flat-footed people may have trouble in a high-arched shoe).
YMMV, obviously.
Dot
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