Thursday, October 11, 2007

Save money and injuries with less expensive running shoes

According to CBC News , shelling out for a snappy pair of expensive new running shoes may not save you from shin splints or knee pain, a new British study suggests.

Inexpensive and moderately priced running shoes provide the same, if not better, cushioning and offer the same level of comfort, say researchers at the Institute of Motion Analysis and Research in Dundee, Scotland, in a study published Thursday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.



(This sounds about right to me....cheaper shoes often have more padding than the "primo" ones, and for a tiny bit more weight, it seems worth it.)

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