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This model might not be featherweight compared with today’s shoes, but it’s lighter and easier to steer on long runs.Īlthough these are a neutral shoe, the holes in the midfoot area have been closed to prevent the Boost midsole from stretching in the midfoot area, and this helps to prevent overpronation. The 10th-anniversary upgrade, Ultraboost Light, is 30% lighter than the original Boost, but with similar chemistry to the original. The best bit, though, is the structured support you get from the heel counter, which in this female-first version, is narrower and comes higher up the achilles tendon, providing a tighter fit and a feeling of the shoe hugging the tendon.

The bouncy Boost midsole delivers a wonderfully soft, cushioned ride – ideal for long mileage – and the Primeknit+ upper provides a supportive, sock-like fit.

#SNAPPY CASUAL WOMENS HOW TO#

Check out our guide on how to fit a running shoe before heading to the shops. There should be adequate room in the toebox and your heels should not slip. It’s also often a good idea to have your gait tested before committing to a certain shoe, to see if you need extra support in your trainer. To find the perfect shoe for your foot, test several brands in a variety of sizes. What should women look for when choosing running shoes? With brands like Adidas and Lululemon leading the charge, a new 'female-first' category of running shoes is beginning to emerge. 'Most performance shoes are designed primarily for men, and often for elite male athletes, and then adapted for women,' explains Lululemon product designer Mark Oleson. It's the reason Lululemon decided to enter the footwear market with a female-first running shoe last year. However, not all women's running shoes are built on a female last, with many brands still producing men's and women's versions of shoes based on a unisex last. They also tend to have a lighter and softer midsole and that's because women, on average, have less muscle mass than men, and also tend to be lighter, meaning less impact is put on the shoe as they hit the ground. That's why women-specific shoes are narrower at the heel and wider at the forefoot. Some men's and women's running shoes are made on different lasts – that is, models which mimic the foot.

What's the difference between women's running shoes and men's running shoes? ‘This makes the Q-angle stronger (the angle between the quadriceps and the patella tendon) which can lead into knock knees, and that can lead into overpronation.’ ‘When we look at the hip of the average woman versus the average man, a woman’s hips are obviously wider,’ explains senior product manager for Adidas Nora Wilimzig, who was involved in the creation of the Ultraboost for women. Some women’s running shoes account for this increased tendency with different materials used for support through the sole. The inward rolling of the foot that results from this is known as pronation, which explains why more women are believed to overpronate than men. Researchers have found that, because women tend to have wider hips than men, their feet are also more likely to strike the ground toward the outside of their shoe soles. When the design team at Adidas analysed 1.2 million foot scans to inform the creation of the female-specific Ultraboost 22 for women, which launched in 2021, they also found that, in addition to a woman's heel being narrower, a woman's instep height also tends to be lower.

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