Like many products there has been advantages and disadvantages so when you think about it, it truly is a personal choice and trying to fulfill an individual's needs can almost be difficult with consideration to some person's foot structure, bodyweight, lifestyle as well as producing to the needs of the growing population around the globe.
According to the US Census Bureau by July 2011 the US population was 311,591,917 and it is growing, the planet population alone is booming toward 7 billion that's almost 14 billion feet as well as should you halved the number that is still huge demand to fill plus an awful lot of feet, ankles and knees possibly in pain from wearing unsupportive shoes.
For me personally coming from a little country town where there wasn't as numerous feet because the numbers above and growing up inside a culture which was highly sports orientated was fantastic when i reached travel places I otherwise would never saw, make new friends and go through the changes in the shoes as time went on.
In old-fashioned days and where I grew up we wore exactly the same sneaker plus they were the fundamental rubber sole, canvas, lace up shoe so no matter what you played, whether or not this was tennis, baseball, netball, cross-country, shot put, high jump, running relay races, skipping competitions this was the shoe we wore and they certainly weren't designed for comfort let alone that which you put them through come to think of it I believe my mum spent more about polish than you are on the shoe itself and since we were only allowed one set of sports footwear a year we had to really make it last.
It was virtually the kind of sports shoe I wore until my late teens after i left home and was able to choose and purchase my very own pair of shoes and as being a young fashion critic the majority of my sports footwear were based on the style and colour, yeah typical female little did I know it was going to change for when I started having a family, my sports participation reduced to using the kids around for their sporting activities, my body mass changed too and with this comfort from the shoe was a top priority.
Anyways let's come forward quite some years and lots of gym/exercise classes later, no longer is there just one particular make of shoe you need to select from but the choice is now able to overwhelming so it's fantastic to determine sports stores now offering tests to help you choose the best shoe for you personally, not so much from a brand but from how your foot responds towards the physical exertions you undertake.
If you do not know already these tests will tell you whether you've got a high arch or are flat footed, for those who have wide feet or narrow feet, in case your feet overpronate (roll inward while you are running or exercising) how your foot lands and takes off and also the pain you might be experiencing for example plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendon pressure or even shin splint, this is a big job for a shoe to fill.
And also to fill this Asics have been improving their shoes over years by introducing plenty of technological changes such as gel for extra impact absorption, adding an additional 3mm in height to the women's shoe to help with Achilles tendon pressure, material that help your feet breathe thereby lessening foot odour and irritation increasing the comfort of a dry foot environment and certain models have a mesh that is much tighter than usual to really support your foot when you're running on areas which are uneven or rocky.