On the Help a Reader Out post “How to Choose the Right Fitness Shoe” there was much discussion in the comments about Turbo Jennie’s recommendation to wear shoes with “closed shox” for high-impact activities that require a lot of lateral movement, like kickboxing. She e-mailed me to clarify that what she meant was to wear a cross trainer or studio shoe that has the shock absorbers enclosed in the heel rather than visible. Apparently these can be any brand that you like although Turbo Jennie recommends the new Under Armour ones, the Ryka cross trainers (she told me that since they only specialize in studio shoes, they make really good ones), or these Avia ones saying “PERFECT FOR LATERAL MOVEMENT!! Shox are in there, just can’t see them!!”:
In comparison, she sent this pic of shoes with open shox explaining, “NOT FOR TURBO,KICKBOXING, ETC. RUNNING OR WEIGHT LIFTING ONLY”:
PS> I would have edited the ALL CAPS except that that is so Turbo Jennie’s personality. This mad energy is why girlfriend’s classes are always packed. If you ever visit Minnesota, you must come try one!
And we have a winner for the scale giveaway! The Random Number Generator hath spoken and today’s lucky winner of an EatSmart digital food scale is… Erin who wrote: “I LOVE nibbling cheeks and ears!! My baby is four months old, and breastfeeding doesn’t seem to be taking care of the weight as well as it did the first two times. I’m thinking portion control is to blame, so I’d love this scale.
I actually have a food scale but it is horrible. It is tiny, not digital, only weighs up to a pound, and is always tipping over. I definitely need an upgrade. I would probably also weigh random stuff, although not my baby because he clocked in at a whopping 16 lb 9 oz at his four month checkup – yay!”
E-mail me your info Erin and I’ll hook you up with your scale!
PS> While I didn’t intend yesterday’s post about the Every Other Day Diet to turn into an everyone-love-on-Charlotte fest, I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it. So thank you all – I feel hugged by all of you! I really needed that:) And kudos to the two brave commenters who wrote about their positive experiences with the diet – and very respectfully I might add! I knew we could all get along! (Till the next time anyhow…)
Sorry–my typo bothered me. I spent the entire day reading some of your past posts. A little piece of my heart broke when your life story unfolded. Instead of letting your tragedies consume you, you turned them into positives for so many people. As one of my childhood heros, you inspired me. You still do so, thanks!
Thanks for the tips about the best training shoes to wear when exercising. The ones you show are really stylish too which is always a bonus!
Thanks for the info on the shoe recommendations.
Great shoe info! I will be a reviewing LA Boxing club for my site & that means a different type of workout for me so I needed this info!
Great advice on the shoes. I know I need a few new pairs – I have cross trainers that I use for everything and they're wearing out so I want to get some running shoes and new training shoes. I'll look into these for sure!
I'm confused as to why shox would be recommended for weight lifting? How does one keep weight in their heels performing any lift with anything other than a flat shoe? There's a reason why a lot of lifters use Chuck Taylors, and even some go barefoot. Also, running in shox only makes for a fierce heel strike. Shox are not functional or efficient at all…they just look good.
Thanks for the update!