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Saturday 7AM Yoga for Runners
Yoga is for Runners
Susan from Sunshine Wellness is bringing her yoga wisdom to runners! Whether you can touch your toes or not, you can benefit from yoga!
Join Susan and other runners at 7AM each Saturday morning at Fleet Feet Sports (2239 Taylorsville Rd) for a non-threatening and always helpful hour of yoga.
Yoga increases flexibility, builds core strength, and improves mental focus.
BYOM (bring your own mat or towel) & bring a $1 dollar donation.
Register to train for your first 5K
Click HERE for more information regarding our No Boundaries training program for first-time and beginner runners/walkers.
Click HERE to register for the No Boundaries training program.
New Location Now Open!
Fleet Feet Sports is now open at 2239 Taylorsville Road. You can find us near the corner of Bardstown and Taylorsville next to Applebee's. The new spot offers better parking, more space, and easy accessibility to the parks while staying in the Highlands!
We look forward to seeing you here!
Fleet Feet Sports Louisville Voted Best Local Shoe Store
Thanks Louisville for voting Fleet Feet Sports Louisville your Best Local Shoe Store & 2nd Best Sporting Goods Store (behind Dick's)!
Pick up the current LEO Weekly to see all the results of their annual Readers'Choice awards.
New Location to Open October 17!
Our current location opened in August 1999 and we thank you for your tremendous support during the last 12 years. Since I arrived here 2 years ago, I have been on a quest to find the ideal location to serve you best.
It was important for me to find a home for our store that would provide great accessibility for all of Kentuckiana, ample parking, and the ability to offer you more. In addition to all this, I wanted to stay in my current Highlands neighborhood with access to the parks. Well, I found it! We are extremely excited to announce that Fleet Feet Sports is moving to 2239 Taylorsville Road (just off Bardstown Road, next to Applebee's).
Click HERE to see the map.
Construction has started and great progress is being made. We estimate opening in October. You will be provided with a firm date as we get closer.
I am happy that so many of you are already sharing my excitement. Our big plans for this new location will allow us to serve you in an extraordinary way. Meanwhile, I would love to see each of you at our current Bardstown Road location real soon.
Long may you run,
Jeff
Why We Don't Use a Foot Scanner
Written by: Stephanie Blozey, Fleet Feet Sports West Hartford, CT
Many people wonder why we don't use a "foot scanner" that you can step on to determine what shoe or insole is right for you. These computerized scanners, which are being installed in drug stores and superstores, show your foot's pressure points and arch type. It's a fancy way of doing the "Wet Test": wet your feet and stand on a surface, like a brown paper bag, that leaves a visible footprint. The wider the band that connects your heel and ball, the lower the arch you have.
Your arch type effects your biomechanics and is an important component of choosing the right shoe for your foot, but it is only part of the FIT story since at least 20% of people's arches act differently than they "should". Here at Fleet Feet Sports, our FIT Process has three main components that help us define your foot and make the best shoe recommendations for you: foot morphology, biomechanical assessment and "other".
Foot morphology is a fancy way of saying that we analyze your foot size, shape and arch type. This is done by visually looking at the foot statically and dynamically (important since you are in motion when you run!) and taking multiple measurements with an old-fashioned Brannock device. This helps us to choose the right size shoe and shoe brand since each shoe company fits a certain shaped foot better. That is why your friend may swear by his Asics shoes, but they cause you pain.
Next, we examine your biomechanics by determining your arch flexibility and doing a gait analysis (either watching you walk barefoot or with our video gait analysis software). This tells us if you overpronate, supinate or are naturally efficient which in turn, governs what type of shoe (neutral, stability or motion control) you need, as well as the curvature of your shoe's last. Key here is arch flexibility since a rigid arch needs extra cushioning to help attenuate the shock produced when the foot hits the ground at forces of 2-4 times body weight. Whereas, a flexible arch disperses shock better, but all that flexibility in the mid and fore foot can cause overpronation which stresses and torques your feet, shins, knees, hips and back causing its own host of problems.
Finally, we take other special considerations into account like your gender, weight, training surface, weekly mileage, injury status, orthotics and structural deviations in the foot like bunions and extra bones. We put all this data together and bring out 2-3 pairs of shoes that we think will fit you best. Don't be surprised if one of those first shoes feels amazing - it means that we did our job right!
When you think about it, the foot is a marvelous structure. It has 28 bones (including the sesmoids), 33 joints, 112 ligaments, plus tendons, nerves and blood vessels that work in unison to support, balance and propel your body. No two feet are exactly the same nor do they always fit into a specific category. Don't cheat your feet and let a computer scan recommend an orthotic or running shoe for you. An injury is going to cost you a lot more, monetarily and mentally, than a good pair of shoes. Invest in your feet. Let our Fit Professionals teach you about your feet and help you find the perfect fit. We guaranteed it!
Tom Raynor Inducted Into NSGA Hall Of Fame
The CEO of Fleet Feet, Incorporated, Tom Raynor, will be inducted into the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) Hall of Fame at a ceremony tomorrow, during the 47th Annual NSGA Management Conference. The NSGA has honored Sporting Goods leaders since 1956 but this year’s inductees bring the total number of Hall of Famers to only 150.