Running boosts health and endurance, but injuries to hips, feet and knees are common among runners of all levels. Although physical problems and bone and tissue abnormalities can contribute to running injuries, injuries more commonly occur from repetitive stress, impact, lack of warm-up, and problems with poorly fitting or worn running shoes. Runner’s knee, or [...]
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New Balance offers three types of running shoes: these are the stability, the cushioning, and the motion control series. Each subcategory has a numbering system. In all cases, the shoes with higher numbers have more features and are, therefore, more expensive. Thankfully, the numbers in both the Men’s and Women’s shoe types are the same. [...]
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Your weight shifts forward on your foot differently in the walking and running strides. All New Balance walking shoes are designed with our Walking Strike Path outsole to address the more centered roll of the walking gait. Running shoes are designed for higher impact forces, but the thicker heel can actually impede the natural heel-to-toe [...]
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Today more and more physiotherapists recommend barefoot running to marathon and long distance runners with repetitive injuries. These injuries manifest as stress fractures, Achilles tendinitis and shin splints. Debate has raged for decades over the proper running shoe. Some say the shoe should be wide and cushioned while others believe it should look like a [...]
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The numbers act like a general guideline for the products. In most cases the higher the number the better the shoe. Here is how its broken down: 1. There are four basic categories of shoes on our site. Running, Walking, Training and Tennis. 2. With-in those four categories there are three sub categories. Cushioning, Stability, [...]
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A motion control shoe is designed to reduce pronation of the foot and prevent damage to the ankle. As an American based company that has a global reach, New Balance offers several solutions for motion control in running shoes for both men and women. New Balance shoes are built around several scientific technological advances: * [...]
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There are three basic types of shoes that New Balance produces. Stability, Motion Control and Neutral Cushioning. Below we will describe each shoe and what the differences between the three are. Cushioning Shoes Shoe that are labeled cushioning are typically for the average foot type, and body build. They can range from good cushioning to [...]
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Most shoes are not built to accommodate the different motions of the foot while running. New Balance running shoes provide cushioning and stability to their running shoes to reduce pain or injury that would prevent many from continuing their active lifestyle. Their unique structural features and additions create running shoes that are used by many [...]
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New Balance will introduce a new stability trainer to the NBx performance collection this spring. The New Balance 760, designed for mild to moderate pronators, will launch in January 2010 and retail for $99.95. The New Balance 760 is an update to last season’s 769, with technology advancements to provide an even more cushioned and [...]
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Light as a feather. Many of you love when you cannot even feel the shoe on your foot. If that is the case then the New Balance 758 Cushioned Running Shoe is your answer. With New Balance’s latest heel cushion technology Nergy the 758 is one of the lightest shoes on the market with the [...]
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