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Recommend me a motion control trainer

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  • 03-10-2012 9:36pm
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    NIMAN
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    I'm not a runner, only play football and I have a history of lower leg problems over the last 6 or 7 years.

    Started off with acute achilles tendonitis which I got cleared up but latest one for the last 6 months or so is shin splints, and caused me to stop playing.

    Had various orthotics over this time, but I got the pressure pads/GAIT analysis done today with a consultant podiatrist. His first advice was to ditch my old trainers immediately (too flimsy) and buy a pair of motion control ones.

    So I have searched and most of them look pretty clunky and the design not as up to date as most others.

    Could someone point me to a few pairs that are reputed to be good in motion control but look ok too!


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    jfh
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    Mizuno alchemy


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    Murph_D
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    Look OK? Not sure what you mean. IMHO all running shoes look pretty crap but I guess it's a subjective thing.

    I use Saucony Omni Progrid 10 so that's what I'd suggest.


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    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,790 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    jfh wrote: »
    Mizuno alchemy

    +1 here and look reasonable under a trakkie for comfort wear but as with most running runners look hideous under jeans


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    TFBubendorfer
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    Motion control shoes almost always look clunky because they are. It's the big bulk that provides the motion control.

    However, I would have serious reservations about the advice from your podiatrist. If you have had problems over the last few years then there are definitely some issues with your pose. A weak core or glutes are very common and at the root of a lot of running problems, not that I could identify what your problem is over the internet, of course.

    Wearing motion control shoes will not fix the problem at all. I'd definitely get a second opinion, and not from someone who will only look at your feet. The root of the problem is almost certainly coming from some other part of your body.


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