“There’s no particular best shoe for running for any one individual. What one needs to consider is, first of all, what kind of foot type are they? Do they have a foot type that is more of a flatter foot? Are they a foot type that’s more of a neutral foot, where they have some degree of an arch? Or are they a very high arched foot? Once they determine that, then they can lead themselves into choosing a better shoe. So, typically, a shoe for a person who has a flatter foot would be a motion-controlled shoe – an example of that would be an Asics GT 2000. If someone has a more neutral foot type, then they might go with just a supportive, Nike type of shoe. And, if they have a pretty high-arched foot, they can generally use an Asics Nimbus. Those are examples because with a higher arch foot, you need more shock-absorption; with a lower arched foot, you need more support for the longitudinal arch, which helps to keep the foot in alignment with the body.”
Make an appointment with Thomas Goldman, DPM
Thomas Goldman, DPM, is a board-certified podiatrist at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Monday-Friday Trained in New York, he is certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. He was awarded his medical degree from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and completed his residency in Podiatry at Coney Island Hospital. He has a particular interest in podiatric minimally invasive foot surgery and sports medicine.