#HURDLEMOMENT: 5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Buying Running Shoes
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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🗓️ 22 January 2020
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Ask and you will receive. “What sneakers should I buy?” is one of the most popular questions I get over email or in my DMs. Fun fact: There is no Goldilocks running sneaker that every single person should get, ASAP. However, there are a slew of popular mistakes that many consumers make when purchasing their next pair. I dive into what you need to know about purchasing your best pick, from sizing tips to science-backed suggestions. Plus: I reveal some of the go-to styles that I wear on the regular.
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| 0:00.0 | Running sneakers are different than sneakers that you might wear to do strength training, to a hit class, to do spinning. |
| 0:08.0 | Yes, you can wear them for some of those activities, but different activities require support in different ways. Is it just me? Or is this cold getting to be a little much? |
| 0:35.0 | Emily Abadi here bringing you another installment of Hurtle moment from Hurtle. Now, |
| 0:41.5 | you guys know and love Hurtle as a wellness focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring |
| 0:47.5 | individuals to talk about everything from their big wins to how they've gotten through |
| 0:52.2 | life's toughest moments. And on Wednesdays |
| 0:55.6 | with Hurtle Moment, my goal is to get just a little bit more granular. On Wednesdays, I dive into |
| 1:02.3 | my mission to inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, and have some fun along the |
| 1:07.8 | way by talking through either commonly asked listener questions or just |
| 1:12.4 | topics that I myself have been dealing with on the regular either as an entrepreneur or |
| 1:18.5 | training for a marathon or in my personal life or whatever the list goes on today I am chatting |
| 1:25.1 | to you about running sneakers. |
| 1:28.1 | Now, there are a few great things about running, whether you love it or you can't stand it, that you cannot deny. |
| 1:34.7 | Firstly, it can help you keep in shape. |
| 1:36.8 | Science shows also that it helps you live longer, and it requires very little equipment. |
| 1:43.7 | You know, the basics, like a good pair of shorts for girls, a great sports bra, and, of course, |
| 1:49.8 | the right pair of sneakers. |
| 1:51.4 | Now, picking the very best running shoes for you, though, can seem arduous. |
| 1:56.2 | The market is huge. |
| 1:58.8 | I think I wrote an article a couple years ago about how to choose running sneakers, |
| 2:02.6 | and I found this one statistic that pinned the industry at a value of $13 billion. Feels a little |
| 2:10.6 | like Dr. Eagle saying that, to be honest. Running shoes come in all shapes, sizes, widths, looks, prices. They can accommodate different |
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