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FREE WEEKLY Expert Advice. Login here every week to read blog-style articles by a 2-time Olympic Coach Dr. Nicholas Romanov on various training related topics. You're welcome to email your questions to support@posetech.com and we'll make sure to cover the requested topic. This section is updated every Tuesday.
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HOW TO STOP WEARING ORTHOTICS AND MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO BETTER RUNNING?
It's one thing to know that orthotics are not helpful to keep you running pain-free, and it's another thing to stop wearing them after many years. We all have our habits, which become our second nature, which we don't want to change. We get fearful just at the thought of any possible change ahead, because we don't know what the outcome could be and it forces us out of our comfort zone. The benefits from the change seem to be illusive and it is questionable if there is any sense in taking this risk. That's what's going through the mind...
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ORTHOTICS: SHOULD YOU WEAR THEM?
It doesn't seem to go away and people constantly ask the same questions. People want simple answers. Nobody is listening to the reasoning about the use of orthotics. So I am going to write in a simple way as much as possible. My recommendation is to stop wearing them. Return them and get your money back, and start thinking differently about this matter. According to Dr.Lyle J.Micheli (The Sport Medicine Bible, 1995, p.p.121-122), orthotics are shoe inserts designed to correct some abnormalities, such as flat feet, high arches, feet pronation and as a treatment for the ITB (iliotibial band) syndrome...
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