Cross-Trainers
Avia Avi-Finesse, $60, avia.com
Developed as a fitness multitasker,
this sneaker is flexible and lightweight, yet supportive—an ideal mate
for anything from dance class to boot
camp
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A good cross-trainer
will allow you to do
the treadmill, some
walking on asphalt
or on a track, and
light jogging,” says
Kathleen Stone,
past president of the
American Podiatric
Medical Association
(APMA). “Not mileage, of course. But I
like them for people
who are doing a variety of athletic endeavors casually.”
To choose a good
cross-trainer, Stone
suggests you look
for:
• A firm heel
• Good support
(you shouldn’t be
able to bend the shoe
too easily)
• Light weight (you
don’t want to add a
lot of pounds to your
feet)
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