The 30 Best Workout Shoes for Every Type of Exercise

If you’re doing it right, nothing needs to make working out harder than it already is. Maxing out your lungs and pushing muscles to failure? Fine. Skipping a sprint because your shoes are giving you blisters? No need. There are one million types of workouts to do and just as many workout shoes to do them in. This can be completely overwhelming, or it can be a source of curiosity in what kinds of movement you actually like doing and what you like doing them in. It helps to know a bit about how the workout shoes you choose can work with or against you. “If you use the improper shoe or it’s not fitted properly, you’ll start getting blisters and infections and you can lose your toenails,” says Mark Mendeszoon, a podiatrist and foot and ankle surgeon based in Ohio. It’s important to get workout shoes that are meant to handle the type of force you’re putting on them. “Different types of movements put different kinds of strain on your body,” he says. “Running sneakers, for example, don’t make for great weightlifting shoes.” These shoes are designed for different types of impact. Running shoes are more reactive when they hit the ground,

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