I have been told in the past that I overpronate. What does that mean?
Pronation is the inward roll of your foot as your heel strikes the ground and rolls thru to your toes. Pronation is the most common action in runners. Some people supinate (roll outward), but not many. A few more than those that supinate are neutral.
If you are having ankle, shin or other issues, it may be due to the amount of pronation you have and the type of shoes you are using.
Any good running store should be able to diagnose your type of foot strike and show you 4 plus shoes from different manufacturers to try. If not go to the next store.
Rick V.
Most people strike on the outside (or “lateral”) edge of the foot. Then the foot rolls inward, toward the inner (or “medial”) edge, which is how it absorbs impact. This motion is called pronation, and it also twists the tibia, or shinbone. Overpronation simply means that the foot rolls too much. This twists the tibia too much, which grinds the knee. To combat overpronation, stability-type running shoes have stiffer foam on the medial edge of the midsole.
Look at your everyday shoes. If you pronate the heel will be worn on the outside and the toe on the inside (under the big toe). If the wear is dramatic you are probably an over pronator. Other poster was right, go with stability shoes. For me personnaly the Nike Air Max has worked great but there are many out there.