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Shoe Wear Patterns | WODdoc | P365 | Episode 1227
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Shoe Wear Pattern | RunSmart Online, LLC
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Do Your Shoes Wear on the Outside?
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How To Learn From Your Shoe Wear Pattern
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What is Supination?
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Running with Supination | How I overcame Supination of the foot and IT Band Syndrome!
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Shoe wear pattern and what do they mean
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What Wear Patterns Mean for Walking Shoes Heels. The shoe on the left shows a normal shoe wear pattern after 350 miles. The shoe on the right is the same model Soles. Worn soles signify that you should replace your sneakers.
4 Shoes are often designed to show this wear on the Sole.There are three types of wear patterns that your walking stride can create: Normal wear pattern: There’s wear in the middle of your shoes. If you have a normal wear pattern, you’re at less risk Overpronation: There’s more wear on the side of your shoe where your big toe is located. If you’re an.
Heel worn down to the midsole, with some slight wear around the ball of the foot. Diagnosis: This wear pattern occurs with runners who overstride, meaning.The wear pattern from over-pronation.
The soles of your shoes can tell you a lot about how you walk. Take a well-worn shoe and examine the wear pattern on the sole. This will quickly indicate how your feet strike the ground and how your feet move as you complete each step.
According to Taylor, there are three basic types of foot patterns: Normal foot pattern: For someone with a normal foot pattern, the bottoms of your shoes would show wear on the middle of the heel (where your foot first hits when you walk) and on the middle of the balls.If your wear pattern shows that you are an over-pronator, you may be among the 1 in 9 people who may benefit from wearing a stability shoe until your feet re-align and get stronger. As long as your wear pattern continues to show wear on the inside of the forefoot, it.
Wear patterns on the ball-of-the-foot and outside edge of these shoes likely indicate oversupination. Neutral Pronation Pronation and supination are the natural, impact-absorbing movements that occur every time we take a step.To achieve this simple and clean black and white look, you can wear a black and white short sleeve striped t shirt at the top. Pair it with a pair of black ripped knee skinny jeans. For the shoes, you can wear a pair of white comfortable walking shoes to look youthful and attractive.
In evaluating wear patterns look at: 1) Symmetry, is the wear equal and in the same place on both shoes? If one wears harder than the other or more centrally on the back of the heel, that may indicate a leg length discrepancy or over striding on one le.When your shoes begin to show signs that it’s time to replace them, take a look at where the most wear and tear happens on the sole of your shoe, as well as the sides and top. The way your shoe is wearing out can tell you a lot about the type of shoe you should be buying to replace it.Most people have a shoe wear pattern that starts at the outer heel and finishes at the outer foot, never getting across the ball of either foot.
Check out your shoes for their wear pattern. I think you will fall into the category of “most people” and if you do, it might be worth thinking about changing some of your walking patterns.”SHOES” apart from helping us run also can do a very special jobshow us the wear pattern.
The bottom of the shoes not only can help us decide when to.A neutral wear pattern means you should consider purchasing a stability shoe. A medial wear pattern is caused by overpronation and means a motion control shoe would be helpful.
A lateral wear pattern is caused by supination and would benefit from a cushioning shoe.You’ll see what I mean. Mixing prints and patterns is all about scale and balance (and color).
It’s an art form that requires practice and a playful mind. 1. Leopard Print Shoes: Leopard is the easiest pattern to wear with other prints, because leopard feels like a solid. Leopard can be worn with floral prints, tribal prints, folkloric.
This wear pattern shows you are landing hard on the outside of the forefoot and twisting through to the toe. Typically, there is a lot of aggressive wear on the outside of the forefoot of the sho.
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98 comments
Perfectly explained very useful in preventing problems later on
Good information, thanks mam.
I have UNDERPRONATION foot. Could you please suggest which shoe is better for me.
Have you had IT Band Syndrome? Do you run with Supination? Let us know in the comments! ����
Wow, thx so much for the insight! I just realized i have supination after i inspect most of my shoes wear off on the outside left. So is that means wearing zero drop shoes is one of the way to treat my supination?
What if you run supinated but also have a “flat foot” i just bought nike pegasus 37’s and did my first run. A mile break in and it destroyed my feet right in the middle at my “arc”
Hmmm… Note sure about some of the recommendations I have very strong supination, and stabilising / corrective shoes have always caused injuries for me. The only thing that has worked has been minimal / low padding / flexible shoes!
Can a high arch (pes cavus) yet be a supinator (sympton of flat feet)? All w/ plantar fasciitis.
Whoa that IT Band syndrome sounded bad. You are a hero to me Will!
This makes alot of sense, I get really bad pain in my knee and my ankles but couldn’t really figure out why…found out I supinate but ignored the pain. Its getting worse so I decided to figure out why so this is perfect timing. Thank you
I am a super-supinator. I have high arches. My left foot, far more than my right. Your video explains so much. I have never been much of a runner. In my thirties, I ran between 25 and 30 miles a week. I had ambitions of doing a half marathon, maybe even a marathon. Every time I hit that 35 mile/week mark, or 10 mile run, my knees would hurt. When doing stretches I could feel my knees pop. As soon as I backed down, the pain would go away. So I would be content just running 6 miles 4-5 days a week. Cycling seemed to be better and it soon replaced running. Fast forward a lifetime. I entered a duathlon a few years back. I trained for it. Was a 40k ride/10k run. My transition sucked. Of course rather than running at my training pace, I amped it. By the last kilometer, my feet were on fire my knees hurt my IT was inflamed, my hammy’s were crying. It was a trail through some real soft soil. I went home pondered my race and swore, the next year I would race barefoot. The next year came around. I did just that. Other than the finish line being moved and having to run the last 100 meters on pavement, the entire experience was pain free. After watching your video, it all makes sense. At the time I just counted my blessings and marked it down as having a good race.
You have yourself a new strava follower!! Great video. Just went to the running shoe store because I have been having IT Band issues for the last 3 weeks and they told me I supinate! It all makes sense now!!
I got a Gang of Expensive Nice Shoes that look brand New and are all Busted Blown out on the sides, My Lower Backs Busted too Im gonna go see a Chiropractor fk this.
Took your advice I wore my timberland boating shoes with flat soles! Looked an idiot but no more knee and ankle pain! Cheers dude
So I have a bad wear pattern on the heel part of my shoes. The mid soul is not bad, neither is the area near the big toe. The problem is I have a severe heel strike and my shoes look like ive been purposely dragging my foot on the heel part. The outer heel is worn down much more than the other side of the heel
If these are the most worn out shoes you’ve seen, then this should shock you: My last pair was SO worn I could literally make out what my foot looked like just by looking at the bottom of the shoe.
I am a supinator and i keep overstretching the side of my shoes. Since then its becomes weird to use because the weight seems to fall on the sides. Anyone else?
Thanks for the video!
I started running 2 months ago and felt pretty good until recent moment. Now I’m felling a pain in ankle, and I think the problem is because of supination caused by my bowed legs. And as I found out you can fundamentally change your bowed legs unless you only would do a surgery (what i’m not planning to do). I found a lot of exercises with stretching to improve legs, but not sure if it would give any results. I mean my legs wouldn’t get straight:D
I really fall in love with running and want to keep it up, but need to find a proper way to do with my bowed legs and supination. If anyone knows a good and proven methods I would be grateful to hear them.
Wow this is the opposite of what so called experts tell you. I am a supernator and virtually every advice I’ve had was to buy well cushioned supportive trainers. I will definitely try going down the minimalist route and seeing how I fare.
Thank you so much man! THis video helped a lot for understanding my supination and lateral knee injury!!
Qustion here.. why the FUCK did that dipshit Podiatrist refer you to AF? $150k+ a year and an absolute wanker.
Started on a mid to forefoot strike by walking for 5 months then slowly began running and seem to get a handle on it so I have ignored my strike. Have noticed that I still have the outside back section of my altra torin and escalate sneakers are still getting worn as they have before I started using Zero drop sneakers. I have to be vigilant on my technique again but since you’ve mentioned that supination isn’t going away I’m wondering if I shouldn’t be too concerned with the wear on the back of my sneakers.
I want the wear to be in the front or mid section of the sole as an indicator on correct form and I don’t the have that wear visible. I haven’t had any issue with plantar fasciitis or it band or knees since I started running with the strike change and zero drop sneakers but I’m still curious about the supination just to be safe. Will the wear on the back of sneakers go away? Thanks
Great Post, I’ve had similar injuries, I think I will try what you’ve suggested, sounds good, many thanks.
I struggled with IT band syndrome for years. I switched to minimalistic shoes which necessitated changing from heel striking foot plant to mid foot plant…. wha -la.. IT band issued resolved. #borntorun
This is not correct…stabilizing/cushioning shoes are for over-pronators..not for over-supination
one of the best videos on ‘landing, shoes purpose, corrective methods’. I share my experience here:
I also supinate and hardly knew the term until I developed pain inside of the left knee, unable to squat comfortably and also hamstring. Moreover, my stride or cadence was around 160 only.
So, I decided to run barefoot for a few km to find my landing. below is the result:
Left leg the run mark was way away from mid foot or balls and swayed to fourth finger
Right leg the run mark was little away from the mid foot or balls but just above the third finger.
Please use this to find your landing which is far more interesting to assess your form and to correct it.
Then I bought also a thin sole and improved the cadence to 170+. I feel less impact to my knee in my long runs but still need to do lot and lot of homework and focus to land correctly and increase my cadence to 180. At least there is a hope now since I figured out the mistake!
Had same injury/problem, but other way around. From minimal shoes to neutral cushion shoe. Been running minimal shoes for 6 years injury free then I decided to switch to neutral cushion shoes so I can run longer. Then after running about a month my stride became sloppy (due to trying lots of different type of shoes and relying on soft cushion) end up landing outer side of my foot( superpronate). Now I injured both of my legs.
My supination got worst after 4 months of committed gym time and running. I’ve stopped going all together, I couldn’t stand the IT band burning sensation. I work on my feet, and now my hip hurts sometimes. I’ve read supination contributes to misalignment, do you think these areas need to be fixed in addition to flat shoes?
Never listen to those who benefit monetarily from keeping you unhealthy
I also Supinate and have had Peroneal Tendonitis because of it and just starting to get it back again, I have been experimenting with minimalist shoes but just done a little to much fast running lately and never slowed down when I should have when my calf’s were super tight so need to take some time off again, can be so frustrating at times especially when the fitness is coming along nicely.
I have a collapsed arch in my left foot and pronation and a medium arch in my right foot and supination. I’ve tried various shoes. Mostly high stability with lots of cushion. It only makes it worse. This is the advice of folks at the running store. I have good form. High cadance, with short strides, and I strike whole foot. My knees aren’t great and I’m a larger bodied runner, thus the cushion. I’ve been told I should not do a flatter shoe but I’m beginning to wonder…. I am strength training, foam rolling, and stretching like there’s no tomorrow…. I have hopes of doing a half marathon in May. I’m getting really frustrated with my feet though. I just want to run.
I have the complete opposite my feet don’t supinate enough they overpronate I also got plantar fasciitis but not the it band problem I instead got knee caps going outward and pain weakness
I’m confused and angry, I don’t know if I have supination or pronation…!!
I also supinate, and this has caused IT band in my left leg 6 months back, and lately in the right leg. Now that I have shifted to zero drop minimalistic shoe, feeling more confident about foot landing techniques. Thanks man for this great advice.
I’ve hurt my knees using corrective shoes. I’ve felt better using neutral shoes. I wish they were shoes with less heel to drop. Thanks for the video!
Wide toe box, firm glove like mid-foot, secure heel, 0mm heel to toe drop. Boom. Problem solved. I have TOPO™ Magnifly 2. I have noticed A LOT of changing in my stance as far as lower back flexibility and my Achilles tendon is getting seriously stretched out, especially on my left leg up to my calve. Stretching helps but wow, 12mm to 0mm drop is serious business
this video changed everything about running for me, for the better. cheers
Great explanation. I had a same problem as yours before this when i ran with recommended shoe from the store. I am supinator with flat feet. And the minimalist shoe fix my running problem. But this might be working only for me. Not others. Maybe you can make a review on this also?
Thanks again for the video!
finally.a video that makes sense. my shoes wear on the outside part of the heel. i have always been told this is bad I still believe i heel strike too much, even tho i’m working hard not to. thanks for the video.
Nice work, you listened to your body………I wore very high arch supports and its created a lot of knee pain. I took them out and my knees are feeling better but not gone. What do you suggest?
in the video your right leg supinates a lot. I guess thats where the IT syndrome is. Am I right?
i have been having this pain in the outside part of the knee for months. After runs my knee tendons feel smashed and beg for 2 recovery days at least. I had read what supination was but I never put much tought into that. Yesterday I realized that I actually supinate with my left foot only. When the knee flexes it doesnt get aligned with the foot like my right leg does, making some nasty micro-movements. There is a lot of tension in the ankle and the knee I hadnt noticed it was happening.
To adress supination it’s necessary to rewire the muscles to promote the correct movement. The inner calf needs to be strength trained. On every step, the spring should originate from the ball of the foot, not from the outside.
i have been having this pain in the outside part of the knee for months. After runs my knee tendons feel smashed and beg for 2 recovery days at least. I had read what supination was but I never put much tought into that. Yesterday I realized that I actually supinate with my left foot only. When the knee flexes it doesnt get aligned with the foot like my right leg does, making some nasty micro-movements. There is a lot of tension in the ankle and the knee I hadnt noticed it was happening.
To adress supination it’s necessary to rewire the muscles to promote the correct movement. The inner calf needs to be strength trained. On every step, the spring should originate from the ball of the foot, not from the outside.
I too supinate and I ran 2 full marathons in Vibram fivefingers along with 30 or more obstacle course races in them. The problem I had with them is that in distances probably past 21k is my foot tends to wear out too much. I fractured my foot 2 years ago because of it.
This is a great info. I always injured so bad everytime running full marathon because of my supination. I always change shoes since then but it didn’t fix anything. I will follow your advice and see if there’s any improvement.
Glad to find my answers in your video regarding my supination, thanks for sharing!
I think if you supinate and wear a minimal sole shoe you have to get a new pair as soon as the sole gets worn out. I am highly suspecting my minimal shoe for giving me an ITBS. I kept running on the same shoe even after my outer sole wore off and i was supinating greatly on my minimal shoe. I wonder if that was the cause of my ITBS
Thank you! That makes so much sense! I have very high arches and strangely, my feet have always felt best in a hard soled cycling shoe or a thin soled shoe! As I aged, I have felt the need for a higher arch support, and additionally more outer ankle tendon support. It makes so much sense that energy conversion through the skeleton and muscle systems causes more injury than it solves. I have never considered that theory before! Technology makes us dumb, eh?! Best wishes for your running future!
I’ve tried so many different running/workout shoes but the only thing I can comfortably workout in is converse, because they’re so flat and neutral shaped and they have cushiony insoles. I have really weak ankles after years of them rolling and giving way. So for me they’re perfect and they help stop my feet from rolling most of the time.
Loved the vid!
I’m getting my head around my supination, being new to running, and per chance I started in barefoot shoes (merrell) and toe/mid striking.
I’m finding that if I try to run more than, say, 5km I get “plantar fasciitis” for a day or so, if I do 8km then I get it for nearly a week. Which is a problem because I feel like I’m not going to be able to up my mileage.
I’d really appreciate your thoughts on if this is a technique thing, if I’m being impatient with increasing distance (been running for about 7 weeks now) or if you’ve got more opinions?
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I ended up developing supination after injuring my big toe. I hyper extended it, so I was avoiding putting weight on it and rolled my foot out. Minimalist shoes have helped a lot, as have toe spreaders. I found that my feet were compressed from wearing shoes with narrow toe boxes.
Iv had ITBS and multiple knee injuries and supination. When i got ITBS rolling on a foam roller fixed it but it took a while, the key is to keep doing it, also foam roll all the muscles aroun d you leg including your inner thigh.
When i got supination i had Orthotics fitted and i bought nimbus runners.
Since getting the orthotics and new trainers my knee injuries have cleared up, i had a little bit of ankle pain but nothing major.
Its important to carry on foam rolling and stretching, also core strengthening.
Im not sure you should be giving advice about swapping out to shoes with very little padding, everyones different.
so in simple speak..my shoes are like wearing out once every 1.5 months( I run 3 miles 3 times a week), they wear out on the middle BUT ON THE OUTSIDES, I am landing midfoot for sure, but like others, I was struggling to understand why the wear WAS NOT EVEN ON MIDFOOT AREA..as I felt I was landing even on midfoot area…what many neglect to tell you is, this will mean you need to buy a new pair of running shoes EVERY 2/3 MONTHS. So whoever said running is cheap, is wrong. I ran 1 months on a new pair of asics and the rubber to one side of the mid foot is almost worn off….ARE YOU SURE I AM RUNNING RIGHT? Thanks
thank you for this information. I recently found Brooks running shoes and they are great, very comfortable but I have worn out the outer sole very quickly, I was looking for a shoe that would correct my supination but I now realize that I need to manage it vs. correcting it to avoid further injury. thanks again.
How about falling over all the time because I’m walking on the outside of my foot. I don’t care about pain I just want to walk.
wow! so glad i saw this video. This sounds like the exact story of my running life! I haven’t fully committed to a minimalist shoe yet, but I will start the slow transition again. I supinate a ton, and suffered on and off from IBS
I didn’t know I had supination before i went on a 100km hike with a 18kg backpack weight, and had bad planar fasciitis for a couple of months afterwards. I recently bought some merrell vapor glove 4’s to start running/walking and training the foot correctly. Also threw out my way to old hiking boots and got some proper soles/boots for my next long hike. (and reduced my backpack weight substantially, my next trip will probably be max 10 kg with food) It’s hard to find proper info on supination on the web, compared to pronation which is everywhere.
Supination is the insufficient inward roll of the foot after landing. It may be the result of having a naturally high-arching foot…so this video review is excellent for those having this problem and well explained and genuine true…thank you for sharing this valuable information,tq
When im walking my foot flicks side ways cos of my ankle and it makes my ankle so sore anyone know why
My heel is bald/smooth almost exclusively across the heel straight across
my ankle was injured when i was 9 and when it heal it started happening like 15 times a year on average..I finally have a word for what is happening
As a Physical Therapist, please do yourself a favor and listen to absolutely zero of what this sociopath is telling you. Run, Run far away with your supinated feet to an appropriate PT or medical professional that can help you.
I only have this on my right foot and I always have ankle Spain’s now I really know what’s going on.
I have severe flat feet, and bunions and even though I wear my shoes on the outside the ortho doctors say that I over pronate. I’m confused. I brought neutral shoes and they wore out very fast on the outside. Any advice?
Im so glad to finally found your videos.. this was maybe why our ancestors running barefoot
My shoes don’t last 6 months, wear out on the outer edge and start breaking
They can’t even get the terminology right, how about this my foot is fucked, fix it.
Just spent $150.00 on Brooks. Now I need to spend another 6 bucks on karate shoes.
Hi mate. i don’t run but I walk 20 to 25km everyday on building sites. generally carry between 15 to 40kg on my right shoulder.
My work boots don’t last more than 3 months and always wear on the outsides.Any suggestions for steel caps?
Yay! I finally have a word for it! For so long I wondered what the hell was going on.
I have chronic back pain. Thank you for your knowledge shared in this video.
Don’t listen to this advice, it’s wrong! If you get stabilizing or cushioning it forces your foot outwards even more! You want flexible shoes with no posting (the stuff on the inside sole at the arch that’s more dense than the blown-in sole).
this is stupid!!!!…you didnt gave any solution…just a bunch of stuff for the symptoms, dislike
Stability!? Is this for real? That would only make you supinate even more! The purpose of stability shoes are to counteract the inward rotation of the ankle (overpronation) with a denser sole on the inner part of the shoe…Footsmart is contradicting itself by telling you to do the same thing for both over/supination
I was suggested to buy neutral(cushioning) type of shoes. stability > control means you have overpronation.
I’m so happy to not be alone in this. I have scoliosis and very high arches and the most comfortable runs I’ve ever had have all been in old Converse low tops that had a lot of flexibility.
i been supinating since i started walking. Dont know if it can be fixed.
So I’ve been running since 2015, starting off doing the c25k over 9wks then quickly doing my first 10k, then doing my first half marathon in 2016 then suffering with itb syndrome which put me out for 3 months or so 2017 was a gd year with no issues then 2018 I suffered itb syndrome in the other leg put me out again for 3 months. 2019 I have trained for a marathon which I did this months which I completed but now I have an achy right ankle which is caused by my right foot underpronating. So I’m going to give this minimal running a go to see if it helps.
My heel of all my shoes wear down at the very back. The work shoes I have on right now are worn on the outer heel side
I supinate and have had reoccurring soleus strains. Very difficult to deal with.
Thank you, this fixed my knee problems. I am using a zero-drop barefoot shoe for running.
Hi, I find your video informative. I’m wondering if I’m overpronating too much and might need motion control shoes. Could I get my insight into my shoe wear pattern?
Makes sense why I prefer running bare foot if I can. Also Kenyas I believe it was run in sandals
i have wear on the outside of both of my shoes but I have flat feet, which appears to contradict what your video is saying? I also experience pain in my gluteus medialis and minimus.
Depends how bad it is. Orthotics help my posture and also how tired I get. I do not now wear any shoe without orthotics. They can be life savers. On my fine leather shoes I also get those little shoe heel savers because ruining my expensive dress leather shoes would also give me a pain.
I guess to remedy this is to stop walking so much. Ride a bike or drive by car. Less walking the better the shoe condition
How about strengthen if weakness is a cause? Wait, that doesn’t make any money, right?
My shoes have wear on the outside, but based on how my foot actual behaves I believe I’m a pronator. What??
should this be described as pronation or inversion of the foot?
Great video!!!
I think you should update the title to something like “shoe wearing on the side is normal” or something in those lines… becz its hard to get to this video if I search for supination or outside wear.
Thanks for posting this video, I’ve been wondering if the wear on the outside of edges of my sole was a bad thing or normal.
I have the same issue, has anyone found a pair of shoes that doesn’t wear on that fast?
Thanks for the informative video, cadence should be high on the priority list I have found to get you landing under your centre of mass, this will go a long way to reduce injyry
hi great video! I’m just wondering if landing flat on the ground is necessarily better than lading on the lateral border of the root and then rolling inward (just as this video’s showing here)? BTW, I always land on the lateral part first, and I’ve been told that it’s not a good running form by docs. Thank you very much!
I’ve got supination too. All soles wear off from the outside first. 10k is my routine. One sunny day I was feeling good and decided to run more than 10k and I did 18k. The next day I was diagnosed with ITBS. I gave it 3 weeks and started running again, but came back. Now that I am trying to correct my running technique… avoid heel landing and over striding but it’s not working for me. I even bought new trainers for 150 bucks. Now after watching your video I am thinking about running barefoot on the beach. Thanks
What kind of shoe would someone need if the wear pattern is pretty severe on the 5th metatarsal and outer side of the heel? I need to know because I’ve had 3 knee surgeries and my doctor said it’s mostly because of my running shoe choice.
So I have the similar pattern with the 2nd 3rd 4th wear spots… what do you do with that? Change shoes?
This really is an interesting way to look at your foot and step patterns.