In almost every sports store, we offer a wide range of sneakers. They differ in the manufacturer, cost, color, as well as on functionality. But how to choose sneakers - know a few. Therefore, often the buyer is in full confusion, not knowing what to buy it. After all, if it is thoughtlessly to buy what I liked the first, you can be very disappointed soon after the purchase.
To purchase truly high-quality sports shoes, it is necessary to properly prepare for such a purchase by studying the main criteria for the right choice. Let's finally find out how to choose the right sneakers.
Features of choice
Sneakers are not pleasant shoes that can be selected, focusing only on the parameter "Like / Don't Like". Sneakers should hardly fix the ankle, withstand a large load, the leg in them should be comfortable.
To choose really comfortable sneakers, do it better in the evening. Not because after work more free time and you can slowly explore the entire range, and because by the evening the leg naturally swells (from day-load). It is better to choose sneakers that will be a little free in the morning than those that in the evening will put pressure and call discomfort.
Visual inspection
Start the selection of sneakers follows from the store search. It is better if it is a specialized sports shop, since the probability of getting high-quality shoes there and get a competent consultation much higher. If the store is chosen, and even like some pair of shoes, the visual assessment of the model you like is required. It is necessary to critically evaluate the quality of the product:
- Is there a lace?
- Are there any lines?
- Gently applied glue?
- Is there a strong synthetic smell?
- Indicated the size and country of production?
- Is there a sticker with information about the material from which the external, inner parts and sole are made?
If all these questions are affirmative answers, the model can be studied further. But even if one of the questions is no answer, you should think well: shoes can be a "handicraft" production. In this case, the quality of the product is doubtful.
More detailed study
If the first check shoes have passed successfully, you can deepen. And in the literal sense: Check if there is a supinator. In sneakers, it is very desirable because it protects an ankle from premature fatigue. Exception - sneakers for group anaerobic workouts in the gym.
It is very important that the insole is removable - this will allow support of shoe hygiene. If sports sneakers exuded an unpleasant odor, it is impossible to use them anymore, even when they remained the rest of them.
The soft edge of the sneakers around the ankle will avoid rubbing and other uncomfortable sensations.
Now you can explore the material more carefully. Sneakers for outdoor activities, shoes for walking and sneakers for sports can be made of leather. And it will be it only in the "plus". But also sport shoes can be made of synthetics. True, it will not be artificial leather, like a cheap replacement with natural materials - these will be high-tech synthetic sports materials, which sometimes cost more than the skin. These materials are "breathing", providing air exchange inside the shoes. It is from such materials that create the most convenient sneakers. If "on the eye" check the quality of the material does not work, you can press for 5 seconds by index finger on the sock area. If the fossa is leveled almost immediately - the material deserves attention.
Choosing sneakers, you should pay attention to the sole. Deep relief is a sign of sneakers for outdoor activities in nature. If the relief is not deep, but thick is sneakers for the gym. If the relief is practically absent - this is a sign of ordinary walking shoes.
What sneakers are better - it depends only on what purpose they are needed. But it is important to remember that buying sneakers for the street, you should give preference to models with reflectors - no extra security measures will be superfluous.
Checking the seller
If shoes still cause some doubts, it is worth checking it almost. And it is better to do this in the presence of the seller-consultant - it is immediately (and often - not aware of that) will help you understand whether it is high-quality shoes.
Namely - the shoes must be bent. In high-quality sports sneakers, the design is such that the sole is not bend along. This is a mandatory measure that prevents the injury. 
If, when you try to bend shoes on the face of the seller, fears or doubt - here one of two: either it is afraid of everything, or the shoes of poor quality, and as a result of such manipulations of the sole of the crawl.
If the test of the longitudinal fold of the sneakers passed, it is time to be bent across. It also may tell a lot of seller's reaction. In addition, you should pay attention to the place of folding: it should not be in the center, but with shift to the fingers. In this case, the leg will be convenient and when walking, and when performing various exercises. And it is possible that this shoes will become the most comfortable sneakers.
How to distinguish female sneakers from male
Women's sports sneakers differ from the male not only a more diverse color palette, but also some characteristics, such as:
- Thirty block.
- Soft depreciation.
- The heel has an additional height to reduce the likelihood of damaging the achilles of the tendon.
- The letter "W" in the designation of the model may indicate that the female model (respectively, "M" is men's).
Fitting
If the shoes passed all the tests and seems comfortable, it remains for small - to try it out. Why it is better to do closer in the late afternoon, it has already been said. What else needs to be known about:
How to choose the right size of the sneaker tells the seller, because only he knows whether the dimensional grid corresponds to the generally accepted standards. And then - only by the method of samples and personal sensations. If the legs were in comfortable sneakers that do not rub, do not press and not too free - this is the right size.
All this is the basic rules of how to choose good sneakers. Guided by them, will not work in finding sports shoes, which will delight comfort and durability.
When buying shoes, it applies to the sports ruler, it is important to determine the size. How to choose the right size of the sneakers, how to measure the stop and what are the units of measurement?
With the distribution of social networks, websites of online stores and the opportunity to pay almost everything over the Internet, behind shoes, as in other objects of clothing, began to go shopping less frequently. Increasingly, a desire to buy via the Internet appears, but shoes are not so easy to pick up without fitting, like, for example, a T-shirt or accessories. Here you need to take into account many factors, one of the important is the dimensional grid of each brand. All manufacturers have dimensions can be specified in different ways, even within one company of the line of sneakers will differ in terms of indicators. We will help to figure out the features of the dimensional grids and tell you how best to choose sneakers.
How to choose the size of sneakers for running
The key feature of sports sneakers is their form, modifications and additional technologies for comfortable running, jumping or other classes. That is why sport shoes has its own separate dimensional grid for almost all brands. For example, ASICS sneakers for running should be chosen in centimeters, as this is the only true designation that will definitely match the size of your foot. Please note that the measurement stops should be carried out after load on the legs, as the length and width will be slightly larger. Thanks to this small sneaker, you will not rub or press during direct exploitation. In addition to the size, it is worth considering that the differences also have in women's, male and children's rules. Even if the girl saw attractive men's sneakers of a small size, you should not buy them. The width of the foot, the structure of the lift and the change in the form under the individual features of the male leg will give discomfort, and the person can no longer be fully surrendered to the sport, feeling inconvenience.
Buying sneakers for running, it is still recommended to come to the store and feel all the details of the shoe structure. In addition, it is important to understand how much the depreciation is suitable, the structure of the sock and heels. If you decide to make a purchase via the Internet, we advise you not to hurry, carefully measure the leg, putting on a piece of paper and circles a pencil foot. Attach a ruler from the longest point of the thumb in the figure to the largest point of the heel, round up to an even value, for example, if the size is 25.7 cm, round it up to 26 cm. In any case, it is recommended to add about 5 mm to your size. When choosing sports shoes, be sure to take into account not only the tide of blood to the leg, but also the thickness of the sock, it can lead to the fact that the shoes will need to take 1, or even 1.5 cm more initial results. Compare centimeters shown on the box with your measurements, you should not focus on the European system, and we will tell you why.
Pick up the size of the sneakers on the insole
Most often, this is how shoes are chosen, but there is a certain feature that needs to be taken into account. Manufacturers reserve the right to change the dimensional grid depending on the shoe model. So, for example, the same size of sports and everyday sneakers may differ. Often, European sizes (EUR) do not coincide with real. This is because the unity of the length of the European measure is calculated by the so-called calico, which should be 6.7 mm. This is a very long tradition that not all companies in the present are observed, so you can meet sneakers that have the same size in the EUR system, but differing in the British, American and Japanese system. It is very convenient that the Japanese Footwear Measurement Measurement (JP) is indicated in centimeters, thanks to this knowledge, you can compare the foot length with the indication of this parameter. After all, there are cases when there are no adapted tables on stores. Therefore, for Russian buyers, the only faithful and understandable remains stopped in centimeters.
Remember that when you choose, you must focus on the tables of that series of sneakers and the manufacturer that you have chosen. In no case do not take the size of its running sneakers from Nike to buy everyday shoes from New Balance. Dimensions will unambiguously not coincide.
How to find out the size of the sneakers
The easiest and accurate method we already briefly described above. If you have already known your size in the American or British measurement system, the search for shoes will be a simpler exercise for you, but it is best to know the size in centimeters so that if you check it in a table defined Models. At the same time, always pay attention to such details as the indication of the male, female, children's line. There are also unisex rules, in them the width of the foot has a smaller value, so you can find sneakers for both sexes. Choosing sports shoes, it is worth it to be more picky to all parameters, mostly shoes for running in the Unisex category not to meet.
Having measured the foot on the sheet and comparing with the table of the line you like, you can easily buy shoes without trying it in the store. But our advice is still trying to do it, because there is no longer time when you can virtually try shoes and immediately abandon its delivery, if the size does not fit. As long as it is impossible, do not be lazy to spend time on measurements, comparisons and reading characteristics when buying sneakers without fitting. It is possible to always have one or more ideally sitting sneakers that can always have at home, to purchase which you did not have to do and step.
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What model to choose
All sneakers are divided into universal, for high-speed running, long running, rough terrain and for marathon.
- If you choose sneakers for everyday socks, then the best option is everyday or running universal models.
- Very often buyers are looking for (back from Soviet times) leather running sneakers so that they have not worn out for a long time. Now running sneakers are not leather. They should be lungs - in the mesh.
- Almost everyone loves the sneakers to be "soft", that is, with depreciation. Very soft sneakers are better not to take especially people with overweight.
- If you have a foot hyperpronion, then choose more rigid models. The rigidity does not allow the sneakers to be stuck, and the stop will be in the correct position.
- Sometimes girls with a small leg size buy children's sneakers, because they are cheaper. This can be done, but it is worth remembering that modern technologies do not use in children's models.
- Pay attention to how sneakers are made: they are punched or stitched. Glue from the temperature drop can move away. The best option when sneakers are sneakers and stitched simultaneously or snaps.
Which brand to choose
- Do not take the most expensive sneakers. Even the famous stamps have standard inexpensive models for 3-4 thousand. For example, ASICS has this model "Patriot".
- If you ask the consultant, from which the intermediate sole is consisting of, they often correspond to a fashionable word - from polymers. Polymers are, roughly speaking, rubber. In essence, this is a dummy without technology. It is best when an intermediate sole of gel (at ASICS), gas (at Nike), springs (in adidas), air and honeycomb (at PUMA).
- All brands have sneakers for any lifetime. But in addition to this, each brand specializes in a certain sport. For running the model, it is worth looking for the ASICS, Mizuno and Puma brands, football models represent the Nike and Adidas brands, Reebok are famous for crossfit models.
How to choose your size
- If you buy sneakers for running or walking - take the size of your greater size. With large loads (for example, running over rough terrain), the leg is very strongly shifted, so you can take 1 cm sneakers (one CM is approximately equal to one size in the men's dimensional grid and about half of the size in the women's dimensional grid). The main thing is that sneakers are flooded in ankle.
- It should be borne in mind that the ASICS sneakers do not always coincide in size, as a rule, less on the size, so buy these sneakers only after fitting.
- Focus most convenient for the Japanese line of sizes. There the size goes in centimeters - more chances that you are not mistaken. You can measure the foot at home or in the store - in any shoe store there must be a centimeter.
How to try on
- You should not measure several models of sneakers at the same time: one - on the left foot, to the right one. You still do not feel the difference. It is better to measure one pair on both legs, and then another pair.
- Be sure to go, jump in sneakers if there are running tracks in the store - run. While you are in the store, you can do in sneakers what you want.