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Chapter 6 of Tread Lightly examines the modern running shoe fitting process and the science (or lack thereof) behind assigning shoes based on pronation control and/or arch height . In this chapter we examine:
- How the shoe fitting process works in a typical shoe store
- Why pronation should not be feared
- The effectiveness of pronation control devices in shoes
- Why static arch height might be a useless criterion upon which to base shoe choice
- Better approaches to shoe fitting
- Why the old model of shoe fitting may be disappearing
Useful ancillary resources for Chapter 6 include:
- Links to references cited in Chapter 6
- Podiatrist Ian Griffiths on the problems with the modern shoe fitting paradigm
- Runblogger post on problems with the pronation control paradigm
- Runblogger post on the “wet test” and static vs. dynamic arch height
- Runblogger post on “What are Minimalist Running Shoes”
- Steve Magness on “Why Running Shoes Do Not Work”
- Gretchen Reynolds: “Do Certain Types of Sneakers Prevent Injuries?”
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