Another sneaker ?

[jharris35]

Hi all,
I want to buy sneakers and I'm thinking of buying a pair of crosstrainers. My question is are crosstrainers good for all workouts?

Ie: step, weights, kickbox, hi/lo, walking, jogging? I mainly only do home workouts, but when it gets nice out I get the urge to want to be a runner. It usually passes quickly, but since spring has sprung the desire has struck.

I always buy sneaks made for running, Asics being my fav brand of choice. I also don't have the $$ to buy multiple pairs of sneakers. So my one pair are my everyday pair. I am a sneaker gal. I wear them everyday, everywhere. I stand 8 hours a day as a postal clerk, and workout so I need a pair that can go the distance.

One would think I love sneaks so much I would own more than one pair but I don't. Lady Footlocker usually has 2 for $80.00 sale often but they sell mainly nike and I have a pair of nike shox now and don't want another pair.

Thanks for your help.
Jenn

 

[amyg]

Jenn, many of us would recommend 2 different pairs for this reason: when you walk and jog, you are traveling in one direction. When you do step and hi/low, you are moving in multiple directions throughout the workout. Generally, a running shoe will give you fine support as you travel in one direction and a cross-trainer will give you better support as you travel in multiple directions.

That said, if you really need to only have one pair, go for the cross trainer if you are doing step or kickbox more than once or twice a week and if you don't jog more than about three miles at a time.

In any case, you will need to change to a new pair often since these are your everyday shoes as well! (wow, standing for 8 hours... I couldn't do that!)