Coach Carmen reviews the two styles of Reshod Walking Shoes

Two different styles at www.reshod.com:

The red Reshod® Pushover® Walking Shoes contain a midsole comprised of two long, angled levers that work off each other like a teeter totter. One is firm (yellow in drawing below) and the other is resilient (black toe section in the drawing below). This shoe allows you to use the whole foot to propel forward, as opposed to just the toes. As you may know, longer levers offer a power advantage. I discovered better glute engagement when wearing these shoes.

The blue Coach Carmen® Racewalk style contains a four-piece midsole with shorter levers and steeper angles for a faster turnover. Take a look at the shoe drawings in the video. Notice that the angle of the yellow segment is similar to the angle of the foot plate of a sprinter's starting block in the photo below.

When the black toe foam compresses, the walker's foot posture shifts into a better angle to drive the knee forward instead of vertically. This shoe was designed for track workouts and distance racing of 5km to 30km. However, they also make a great trail shoe, offering good traction on outdoor terrain.

A men's US9 Pushover® weights 10.6 ounces (299g), while the Coach Carmen® weights 8.6 ounces (244g).

Who are Reshod Customers?

We sell to pedestrian, fitness, occupational and race walkers of all ages. We also sell many Pushover® Walking Shoes to people with metatarsal issues such as tendonitis, arthritis, bunions and plantar plate tears, because the toe section allows for rollover with limited flexion of the big toe joint.    • The benefit of a toe spring (rocker) in th...  

Coach Carmen personally wears the red Pushover® Walking Shoes the most. It’s comfortable for all day use, running errands, taking long training walks, recovery walks and 50k races. The red Pushover® Walking Shoes offer a very smooth heel-toe rollover. The shoe is designed for a soft heel impact and a powerful toe-off. The cushioning system will support a hard forefoot landing and performs well up and down hills. It has occupational uses as well, such as restaurant, warehouse, or hospital staff, where running is inappropriate, but fast walking is beneficial. For beginner race walkers, this shoe encourages landing on the heel with the toes up. When a fitness or race walker learns to roll all the way over onto their toes, they can easily increase their stride length. Distance race walkers choose them for long training sessions and races. The resilient toe foam dampens forces on the forefoot that slaps the ground thousands of times in road races.

These shoes are built on a men's D width. The toe box is deep and accommodates orthotics. The midsole design provides support below the arch that satisfies most customers that need that feature.

Philosophy behind the Reshod® Pushover® Walking Shoes

My goal was to create one technology that could be used by all walkers from pedestrian to Olympic-style racewalkers. My inspiration was the wooden Reuther board used by gymnasts in the 1970’s. It propelled them onto the vault, bars and balance beam, and worked best when a gymnast contacted the board in low and forceful manner, near the springy end of the board. It didn’t work as well if the impact was in more of a vertical angle. Walkers also contact the ground at a low angle and spring off their toes.

What is Pushover® Technology?

Pushover® Technology is "the use of angled foam components, arranged in a combination that improves walking speed and efficiency". Reshod® Walking Shoes help walkers "push-off" and "roll over". "Re" means anew and "Shod" means shoe. We're A New Slant on Walking®.

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