Trying to get in shape? Best start from the bottom up.
Unless your method of getting fit involves exercising in your bare feet, you’re going to need a good pair of runners to kick start your 2015 regime in style.
With an attempt to cater for different styles, demands and price ranges, here are some of our favourites.
Adidas Climacool fresh shoes (€35)
If you’re looking for something basic and affordable, then the adidas climacool fresh shoes are a good place to start. They’re light and comfortable, they’re flexible and smart-looking and thanks to a sale on the adidas website right now, they can be yours for less than forty quid.
Saucony Cohesion 8 (€70)
Saucony have a reputation for producing high-quality running shoes and if your budget allows, they have all sorts of options available to the more experienced runner.
The Cohesion 8, however, is a good runner to start with; the mesh upper provides plenty of room to breathe and there’s loads of cushioning underneath. With a price of €70, that voucher that your aunt got you for Christmas will probably cover the cost too.
Nike Free 5.0 (€105)
The Nike Free is one of the most popular running shoes around and with good reason. With claims that it’s the closest thing you’ll get to running in your bare feet, the Nike Free is also stylish enough that you could easily wear them with a pair of jeans and they wouldn’t look out of place.
Under Armour SpeedForm™ Apollo Running Shoes (€115)
Looking good while getting fit shouldn’t be your number one priority, but if it’s important to you then you’ll want to get a pair of Speedforms. Available in a wide variety of colours, they’re light as a feather and very comfortable too. We’re big fans of these.
Asics Gel Kayano 21 NYC (€187)
If you’re very serious about running, then you’ll want a serious running shoe and few know more about the running game than Asics.
This shoe is a special edition released for the 2014 New York City marathon but the Gel-Kayano has existed in various guises for two decades and remains one of the best performers out there.
Asics say that the Gel-Kayano will “make your 26th mile as comfortable as your first” for your feet, even if your lungs are fit to burst out of your chest at that stage.
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