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A pair of Nike athletic shoes.
An athletic shoe is a generic name for footwear designed for sporting and physical activities, and is different in style and build than a dress shoe.
Athletic shoes, depending on the location and the actual type of footwear, can also go by the name trainers (British English), sandshoes, gym boots or joggers (Australian English) running shoes, runners or gutties (Canadian English, Australian English, Hiberno-English), sneakers, tennis shoes (North American English, Australian English), gym shoes, tennies, sport shoes, sneaks, or takkies (South African English) and rubber shoes (Philippine English).
Contents
1 Use of athletic shoes
1.1 Use in sports
2 Etymology
3 Sneaker Culture
4 The New Generation of Sneaker Care
5 Popular brands
6 Types of athletic shoes
7 References
8 External links
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Use of athletic shoes
Use in sports
The term athletic shoes is used for running in a marathon or half marathon, basketball, and tennis (amongst others) but tends to exclude shoes for sports played on grass such as football (futbol) and rugby, which are generally known as "boots", or in North America as cleats.
The shoes themselves are made of flexible material, typically featuring a sole made of dense rubber. While the original design was basic, manufacturers have since tailored athletic shoes for the different purposes that they can be used for, many of these shoes are made up to a very large size because of the athletes large feet (Delin Harick). A specific example of this is the spiked shoe developed for track running.
High-end marathon running shoes will often come in different shapes suited to different foot types, gait etc.
There are a variety of specialized shoes designed for specific uses:
Racing flats
Track shoe
Skate shoes
Climbing shoe
Approach shoe
Wrestling shoes
Cleats
Football boot
Etymology
The British English term "trainer" derives from "training shoe". There is evidence [1] that this usage of "trainer" originated as a genericised tradename for a make of training shoe made in 1968 by Gola.
Plimsolls (English English) are indoor athletic shoes, and are also called sneakers in northeastern American English and daps in Welsh English. The word "sneaker" is often attributed to Henry Nelson McKinney, an advertising agent for N. W. Ayer & Son, who, in 1917, coined the term because the rubber sole made the shoe stealthy. All other shoes, with the exception of moccasins, were unsuitable for sneaking due to the noise they inevitably produced. However, the word was in use at least as early as 1887, as the Boston Journal of Education made reference to "sneakers" as "the name boys give to tennis shoes".
Sneaker Culture
Globally, an underground subculture known as "sneakerheads" is moving towards the forefront of fashion. Likened to the focus on women's shoe culture, casual sneakers like the Air Force One (Nike) or Superstar (Adidas) have become icons in today's pop culture. Artists/Customizers are now creating works of art that increase the value of casual sneakers to upwards of $500 from the original $70-$90 retail. Music Star fashion lines are now producing footwear that is similar in build to the Nike and Adidas counterparts and footwear sales continue to climb. Recently, Vanessa and Angela Simmons (daughters of Joseph Simmons aka Rev Run of Run DMC) have launched their own Air Force One like line called Pastry.
The New Generation of Sneaker Care
From the onset of the new Sneakerhead culture and the new markets for aftermarket, rare, and customized sneakers; a new shoe care accessory has hit the shelf at local stores and online ecommerce sites. The decreaser or crease preventing insert is now a must have for sneaker enthusiasts and collectors. The Force Field is now sold in most sneaker chain stores and boasts the ability to prevent creases in the toe box comfortably. However, according to online forums (sneakerfreaker.com, solecollector.com, hypebeast.com) the Force Field is now being eclipsed by the "wearable shoe tree". The new shoe tree is made from a plastic that comes in a rigid and soft version to be worn with sneakers like the force field, but is reported to have better protection.
The sales for these accessories is growing to match the sneaker cleaning sprays and brushes that are also sold on the shoe care shelves next to the registers.
Popular brands
Main article: List of athletic shoe brands
Popular brands include ASICS, Adidas, Heelys, FILA, Converse, Reebok, New Balance, Nike, Puma, Lacoste, K-Swiss, Gola, DC Shoes, Vans, Pony and Mizuno.
Types of athletic shoes
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