Bales
January 14, 2010, 3:26am
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The same thoughts crossed my mind too, and I merely narrowed it down to two ideas:
Overpronation really isn’t that bad
If we stop wearing big comfy shoes, correct our posture, and strengthen properly, overpronation will correct itself over time.
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, both feet pointed straight ahead. Shift the hips backwards(stick your butt out), and notice what happens to your pronation. They begin to overpronate, right? Now shift them forward, and notice what happens to your pronation/arch. You probably notice your flat footedness going away a bit
I have ‘flat feet’, but after trying orthotics for the longest time, and all the biggest, comfiest shoes, trying EMS, ice, special exercises, stretches, DMOS, ibuprofen, etc, I just took the least obvious route and tried the Nike Frees.
Hopefully your plan of attack works. But if for whatever reason it doesn’t, try out the Nike Frees. If you stand a lot, your feet will ache at first. But just stick through it, and eventually wearing them around feels completely normal. I wear them everywhere, and I love being able to feel what my feet were designed to feel.
I guess when I say natural over-pronation what I mean is that it is caused by your environment/lifestyle i.e growing up wearing very cushioned shoes, desk jobs, bad posture etc etc…
Hopefully your correct and all the exercise I am doing overcome the need for orthotics!
Thanks for your advice