I’m on week 2 of having A-line insoles in my shows. As much as possible, I’ve been subscribing to the 80-20 philosophy of being 80% of time in shoes include having A-lines in, and 20% I’m in flilp-flops, sandals, or heels (gotta have the cute shoes with my “going out” outfits).
On day 2, I worked out at Core Performance Center, the gym unlike any other gym (Check out the video below for a virtual tour.). I noticed that while I was doing my strength training, I was more conscientious of pressing the ball of my foot into the “window” of the insole and anchoring my big toe into my shoe. Maybe this will strengthen the connective tissue in my feet, after all. I did my ESD (energy system development, aka cardio) on the stationary bike. I didn’t notice a change in power output, although it may be too soon to notice a difference or my legs might have still been fatigued from the 70.3 completed the weekend prior. I’m looking forward to seeing how they feel in my cycling shoes on my next bike ride.
In the first few days of using the A-lines, I notice some slight soreness in my left ankle, which was severely in malalignment when barefoot (Check out the below alignment video. My left ankle was touching the post without the insoles). I have a feeling it was because I spent most of my day with corrected ankle alignment.
Through days 5-6, I noticed some soreness in my lower back, likely due to change in pelvic alignment. I will be seeing my chiropractor and Heller worker this Friday to see what they think, with A-lines in my shoes.
The verdict after week 1 is that I’m noticing change, and I’m still encouraged to keep testing. I’ll go for my first run in them after week 2, as I still need to adjust to having these different kinds of insoles in my shoes and don’t want blisters.
