The latest high-tech running shoes will literally make you faster in races, whether you're an Olympian or a weekend warrior. They might help your training sessions, too.
  • dolla@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I got the vapor fly 2s for like 60% off so that’s what I wear. I’m not a crazy serious runner, I just wanna be comfy 🤷‍♂️

  • ATQ@lemm.eeEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    Y’all… Unless you’re an Olympian, it’s not your shoes that are keeping you from hitting your time goals. 99.9% of all of us would be better off focusing on our sleep, diet, and nailing our volume and workouts. But if you think that dropping $250 on “super shoes” is gonna give you an extra second a mile, we’ll, then, the placebo effect is a real effect.

    • drolex@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      Yeah… This is a very blatant case of marketing being pushed as “facts” by a magazine paid to advertise.

      Consume.It’s very cool and it has no effects on kids working in Bangladesh or the climate. Believe us, Nike said so

    • jimbolauski@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      My favorite example of this is in cycling. Buying a 15k carbon fiber bike, to save 5 pounds over a 3k aluminum bike when they’re overweight. They could spend 10k on a personal trainer for a year and be way ahead.