Every year around the first sign of spring, people of all ages hit the local shopping centre with one common goal in mind: to get active. The first thing they buy according to Running Room sales associate Lenard Yu, "a pair of shoes, the only problem is nobody knows how to pick the right ones."
There are many different types of shoes, from cross-trainers, runners, court shoes to walkers. Each built with a specific design to maximize the customers ability and performance. "I didn't even know there were all these different styles," says Josh Brenzel while trying a pair of runners on. "In the past I just went with what looked good." That's the problem though, people are so worried about how they look in the shoes, they throw practicality right out the door.
Mo Sharma, an assistant manager at Sportchek, has been selling shoes for years, he know them inside out. "The basic rundown, a running shoe is meant for someone who's jogging consistently. A cross-trainer for a person who's doing dry land training or is in the gym. The court shoe is designed for either tennis, badminton or squash, and then basketball. Nothing else, its bad for your feet to run or even walk distances in a court shoe because they have no arch support."
Sharma recommends shoes by Asics for running and New Balance for any cross-training. What's important is to remember that performance trumps style always and to ask for assistance when you're not sure.
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