Life isn’t as simple as just buying a pair of daps and hitting the hills. Running in ill-fitting shoes can cause significant short-term injury and harm, and you need to find a pair that adapts to your feet as well as your running style.
Unsupportive shoes can cause all sorts of problems, explains Suresh Chandrashekar, a consultant foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon at London Bridge Hospital (part of HCA UK), who is associated with the London Sports Orthopaedic group. “Issues can build up and cause stress fractures, ankle sprains and toe deformities, as well as exaggerate or worsen pre-existing deformities.” And continuing with a pair of bad shoes can also lead to gait abnormalities and knee, hip and spine problems.
So choosing a good fitting shoe is really important. “A leisure runner comes under a lot of buying pressure when it comes to social and general media,” continues Chandrashekar, “but the first thing to realise is that a one-size-fits-all approach won’t work when it comes to running!”
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