Altra is a famous American manufacturing company that manufactures and develops athletic shoes for general footwear, road running and trail running. The company is engaged in marketing, designing, developing and sales of shoes. The company has ranked in the top 10 on the list of best athletic shoes. In the year 2016, the company took another step and manufactured apparel products as well. These products include jackets, shorts, shirts etc. The company also developed a backless windbreaker, one that can easily fit in a backpack. But, in the current times, Altra is focused on manufacturing footwear only.
DESIGN OF THE ALTRA SHOES:
The founder of the brand Alra, Golden Harper, has been working in his father’s shoe store. At those times, he observed that the athletes or the people who were running barefoot had the stride in their running only when they wore the running shoe. The shoes they used to wear has a high heel height compared to the height of the midfoot. At this point, Harper had fixed this problem by cutting the shoes. He used to cut the shoe, remove the padding from the heel and put the shoe back together by using a toaster and glue. To test the design, Harper had asked his store employees and street runners to wear the shoe and let him know how their running experience has been. It turned out to be naturally excellent and comfortable. Harper named this design ‘Zero drop’.
FEATURES OF ALTRA SHOE:
- The toebox of the Altra shoe is not so wide but is shaped like a comfortable, healthy foot.
- Every model of the brand has a zero-drop. Zero-drop means that the height of the heel and the toe are equal.
- The company offers the best neutral and stability with various cushion level shoe to both men and women.
SMART SHOES:
In the year 2015, Altra also introduced smart shoes called Altra IQ. These type of shoes helps runners to know their running biomechanics. It has worked on different running analysis categories such as foot strike zone, pace, stride, left foot vs right foot imbalances, ground contact time. They collected the data for these options and opted for a way to transfer the data to smartphones or watches through Bluetooth.
Altra shoes are the natural footgear that helps prevent and heal several feet and leg problems that include bunions, neuromas, hammertoes, runner’s knee, plantar fasciosis, ingrown toenails, shin splints. There is no need of wearing socks when one chooses to wear Altra shoe. The material of the shoe is supple and very breathable and, the fits of the shoe itself will feel like the sock. The shoe is durable and long-lasting and adds value to one’s money.
The company provides different shoes for men, women and kids based on their comfort level and, every model of them is zero-drop.
WHAT ARE THE BEST SUGGESTED SHOE?
Every activity has a different shoe to wear. When one feels like choosing a different and unique shoe for various activities, the Altra shoe can be the best choice. Altra shoe provides:
- Altra escalate 2.5 for best everyday training
- Altra torin 4.0 for best racing
- Altra paradigm 4.5 for best chushning
- Altra loan peak 4.5 for the best trail running
TOP 7 BEST ALTRA RUNNING SHOE:
- Best lightweight: Altra Soulstice XT.
- Best for trail running: Altra Lone Peak 4.5.
- Best cushioned: Altra Paradigm 5.
- Best for road running: Altra Escalante Racer.
- Best for stability: Altra Provision 5.
- Best for treadmill runs Altra Escalante 2.5.
- Best for racing: Altra Torin 4.5 Plush.
