For probably half a year now I have been the proud owner of Newton sneakers. The interesting thing about this running shoe is that the manufacturing company does not shoot colorful films, does not imprint some kind of lifestyle in which you need this brand, it just teaches you how to run properly and makes shoes that help you do it.
If you have read books about running, you have realized the mistake of most beginners and not only runners — running with landing on the heel. This type of running can be viewed in our parks. This is how almost everyone runs and we get injured from this — the shock load from landing rhythmically hits the body all over the body, joints and tendons suffer. Running like this does more harm than good. But you will never see such a run in experienced runners — they know how to do it correctly, children do not have such a run — nature taught them to run correctly and no overbuilt shoes of famous brands broke this habit. You and I need to learn how to run properly again.
It is better to learn correctly with these Newton sneakers, which I have been doing for three months.
In addition to light weight and excellent quality, Newton sneakers have a very unusual shape. There is no massive cushioning of the heel, and therefore there is no heel, which is supposedly designed to protect your heel from landing on asphalt. What kind of heel insurance are we talking about if proper running costs almost no heel?!
The heel of Newton sneakers has a thickness of no more than 1 cm (although it does not look like that from the outside) and is made of a very soft material, the task of which is not to dampen the heel, but about this below. The main load during natural running falls on the front part of the foot, and here the sneakers have special shock absorbers, the work of which is difficult to describe, but it's worth a try! Running is really very nice. The company calls the technology Action/Reaction.
Newton sneakers are made using shock absorbers-converters that convert the energy of impact into the energy of repulsion from the ground. We call this the Action/ReactionTM technology. The maximum return from shock absorbers-converters occurs when hitting the middle of the foot and at a high rhythm, which are mandatory conditions for natural running. The force of action is equal to the force of reaction.
Despite these inserts in the front of the foot, you have almost no difference between the heel and toe, which is right for the foot. This is how it is located when running barefoot.
Also, when running in these sneakers, the speed of running seriously increases. It's not about the fact that something pushes you away, accelerates and some kind of rocket-science works. The point here is that you stop landing on your heel, which not only hits your legs, but also causes a braking effect, which you have to compensate for with muscular efforts at each iteration.
But I want to warn you against the mistake that I made in spite of the instructions for switching to natural running. The fact is that during my training for IRONMAN I am very sensitive to time and wildly fan of any possibility to reduce Pace. Switching to Newton immediately upon arrival in Thailand, I reduced the pace values by more than a minute and I liked it. Contrary to the people from Newton advising me in particular, I began to practice daily training with running in the mountains for 8-14 km and got injured — inflammation of the periosteum. It's an extremely sad story, since I was out of the running for more than a month. So don't repeat my mistakes, but read the instructions for mastering a new type of running, for which your legs may not be ready. Devote 3-4 months to this and you will be rewarded with a fast run devoid of injuries!
If you get to the Newton crosses, then pay attention to the instructions that come with them be sure !
In Russia, you can buy Newton sneakers on the official representative's website or try them at one of the stores in Moscow.
By the way, read the book Natural Running, which was written by one of the founders of the Newton Running company — very scientific and informative!
