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An athletic shoe is a generic
Generic

Generic is something that is general, comon, or inclusive rather than specific, unique, or selective.* Generic mood, a grammatical mood used to make generalized statements like Snow is white...
 name for footwear designed for sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
ing and physical activities
Physical exercise

Physical exercise is any bodily activity that raises the heart rate above its resting level and enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health....
, and is different in style and build than a dress shoe
Dress shoe

A dress shoe is a shoe to be worn at smart casual or dress code events. A dress shoe is typically contrasted to an athletic shoe.Dress shoes are worn by many as their standard daily shoes, and are widely used in dance, for parties, and for special occasions....
.

Athletic shoes, depending on the location and the actual type of footwear, can also go by the name trainers (British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
), sandshoes, gym boots or joggers (Australian English
Australian English

Australian English is the form of the English language spoken in Australia....
) running shoes, runners or gutties (Canadian English
Canadian English

Canadian English is the Variety of English language used in Canada. More than 26 million Canadians have some knowledge of English . Approximately 17 million speak English as their native language....
, Australian English
Australian English

Australian English is the form of the English language spoken in Australia....
, Hiberno-English
Hiberno-English

Hiberno-English also known as Anglo-Irish and Irish English is English language as spoken in Ireland, partly the result of the interaction of the English and Irish languages....
), sneakers, tennis shoes (North American English
North American English

North American English is a collective term used for the varieties of the English language that are spoken in North America, namely in the United States and Canada....
, Australian English
Australian English

Australian English is the form of the English language spoken in Australia....
), gym shoes, tennies, sport shoes, sneaks, or takkies (South African English
South African English

South African English is a dialect of English language spoken in South Africa and in neighbouring countries with a large number of Anglo-Africans living in them, such as Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho....
) and rubber shoes (Philippine English
Philippine English

Philippine English is the Variety of English language used in the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipino people. English language learning and teaching in schools as one of the two official languages of the country, the other being Filipino language, the standard language of Tagalog language....
).

term athletic shoes is used for running
Running

Running is a means for an Terrestrial locomotion in animals on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time....
 in a marathon
Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers that is usually run as a road race. The event is named after the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens....
 or half marathon
Half marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of 21,097.5 meters, or miles, about 13.1 miles. It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads....
, basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, and tennis
Tennis

Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
 (amongst others) but tends to exclude shoes for sports played on grass such as football
Football

File:Football4.pngFootball is the word given to a number of similar team sports, all of which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Goal ....
 (futbol) and rugby
Rugby football

Rugby football may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of football developed in different areas of England....
, which are generally known as "boots", or in North America as cleats
Cleat (shoe)

A cleat is an American term for a type of shoe designed especially for sports played on grass or dirt, such as Football_ or American football. It may also refer to a type of shoe designed especially for, and only worn in, wet weather....
.

The shoes themselves are made of flexible material, typically featuring a sole made of dense rubber
Rubber

Natural rubber is an elastomer?an Elasticity_ hydrocarbon polymer?that was originally derived from a milky colloidal suspension, or latex , found in the sap of some plants....
.






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An athletic shoe is a generic
Generic

Generic is something that is general, comon, or inclusive rather than specific, unique, or selective.* Generic mood, a grammatical mood used to make generalized statements like Snow is white...
 name for footwear designed for sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
ing and physical activities
Physical exercise

Physical exercise is any bodily activity that raises the heart rate above its resting level and enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health....
, and is different in style and build than a dress shoe
Dress shoe

A dress shoe is a shoe to be worn at smart casual or dress code events. A dress shoe is typically contrasted to an athletic shoe.Dress shoes are worn by many as their standard daily shoes, and are widely used in dance, for parties, and for special occasions....
.

Athletic shoes, depending on the location and the actual type of footwear, can also go by the name trainers (British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
), sandshoes, gym boots or joggers (Australian English
Australian English

Australian English is the form of the English language spoken in Australia....
) running shoes, runners or gutties (Canadian English
Canadian English

Canadian English is the Variety of English language used in Canada. More than 26 million Canadians have some knowledge of English . Approximately 17 million speak English as their native language....
, Australian English
Australian English

Australian English is the form of the English language spoken in Australia....
, Hiberno-English
Hiberno-English

Hiberno-English also known as Anglo-Irish and Irish English is English language as spoken in Ireland, partly the result of the interaction of the English and Irish languages....
), sneakers, tennis shoes (North American English
North American English

North American English is a collective term used for the varieties of the English language that are spoken in North America, namely in the United States and Canada....
, Australian English
Australian English

Australian English is the form of the English language spoken in Australia....
), gym shoes, tennies, sport shoes, sneaks, or takkies (South African English
South African English

South African English is a dialect of English language spoken in South Africa and in neighbouring countries with a large number of Anglo-Africans living in them, such as Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho....
) and rubber shoes (Philippine English
Philippine English

Philippine English is the Variety of English language used in the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipino people. English language learning and teaching in schools as one of the two official languages of the country, the other being Filipino language, the standard language of Tagalog language....
).

Use of athletic shoes


Use in sports

The term athletic shoes is used for running
Running

Running is a means for an Terrestrial locomotion in animals on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time....
 in a marathon
Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers that is usually run as a road race. The event is named after the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens....
 or half marathon
Half marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of 21,097.5 meters, or miles, about 13.1 miles. It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads....
, basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, and tennis
Tennis

Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
 (amongst others) but tends to exclude shoes for sports played on grass such as football
Football

File:Football4.pngFootball is the word given to a number of similar team sports, all of which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Goal ....
 (futbol) and rugby
Rugby football

Rugby football may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of football developed in different areas of England....
, which are generally known as "boots", or in North America as cleats
Cleat (shoe)

A cleat is an American term for a type of shoe designed especially for sports played on grass or dirt, such as Football_ or American football. It may also refer to a type of shoe designed especially for, and only worn in, wet weather....
.

The shoes themselves are made of flexible material, typically featuring a sole made of dense rubber
Rubber

Natural rubber is an elastomer?an Elasticity_ hydrocarbon polymer?that was originally derived from a milky colloidal suspension, or latex , found in the sap of some plants....
. 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
Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers that is usually run as a road race. The event is named after the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens....
 running shoes will often come in different shapes suited to different foot type
Foot type

Foot type is determined by the shape and structure of the foot. Foot type affects the reduction of impact on the foot while walking, jogging, or running....
s, gait
Gait

Gait is the pattern of movement of the limbs of terrestrial animals during locomotion. Most animals use a variety of gaits, selecting gait based on speed, terrain, the need to maneuver, and energetic efficiency....
 etc.

There are a variety of specialized shoes designed for specific uses:
  • Racing flats
    Racing flats

    Racing flats or simply flats, are lightweight athletic shoes designed for long distance track and field, Cross country running, and most often, road running....
  • Track shoe
    Track shoe

    Track spikes are shoes used at most athletics events. They are lightweight shoes with spikes screwed into their bottom, or spike plate, in order to maximize traction when running, throwing or jumping....
  • Skate shoes
    Skate shoes

    Skate shoes are shoes specially designed and manufactured for use in skateboarding. While many non-skaters choose to wear skate shoes, the design of the skate shoe includes many features designed for use in skating....
  • Climbing shoe
    Climbing shoe

    A climbing shoe or kletterschuh is a piece of footwear designed for climbing. Typical climbing shoes have a close fit, little if any padding, and a smooth, sticky rubber sole with an extended rubber rand....
  • Approach shoe
  • Wrestling shoes
    Wrestling shoes

    Wrestling shoes are active wear used in competition and practice for the sport of amateur wrestling. Generally extremely light and flexible, they try to mimic the bare foot with slightly more traction and ankle support and less chance of contracting a disease or hurting someone with your toe nails....
  • Cleats
    Cleat (shoe)

    A cleat is an American term for a type of shoe designed especially for sports played on grass or dirt, such as Football_ or American football. It may also refer to a type of shoe designed especially for, and only worn in, wet weather....
  • Football boot
    Football boot

    Football Boots are an item of footwear worn when playing association football. Those designed for grass Football pitch have cleat on the bottom to aid traction....

Etymology

The British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
 term "trainer" derives from "training shoe". There is evidence that this usage of "trainer" originated as a genericised tradename for a make of training shoe made in 1968 by Gola
Gola (manufacturer)

Gola is a Sports equipment manufacturer based in the United Kingdom. It was founded on 22 May 1905, in Leicester, England. Gola was purchased by the Jacobson Group and has since expanded its range drastically....
.

Plimsolls
Plimsoll shoe

A plimsoll shoe or simply plimsoll is a type of athletic shoe with a canvas upper and rubber sole, developed as beachwear in the 1830s by the Liverpool Rubber Company ....
 (English English) are indoor athletic shoes, and are also called sneakers in northeastern American English and daps in Welsh English
Welsh English

Welsh English, Anglo-Welsh, or Wenglish refers to the dialects of English language spoken in Wales by Welsh people. The dialects are significantly influenced by Welsh language grammar and often include words derived from Welsh....
. 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
Moccasin (footwear)

A Moccasin is a shoe made of deerskin or other soft leather, consisting of a sole and sides made of one piece of leather, stitched together at the top, and sometimes with a vamp ....
, 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".

Popular brands

Popular brands include ASICS
ASICS

is a Japanese athletic equipment company that started in 1949. Its founder, Kihachiro Onitsuka, began manufacturing basketball shoes in his home town in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan....
, Adidas
Adidas

Adidas Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany sports apparel manufacturer and part of the Adidas Group, which consists of Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-adidas golf company, and Rockport ....
, Nike
Nike, Inc.

Nike, Inc. is a major Public company sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, near the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon....
, Heelys
Heelys

Heelys are a brand of roller shoes that have one or more wheels embedded in each sole, similar to inline skates. Thus, the wearer can walk, run, or, by shifting their weight to their heels, roll....
, FILA
Fila (company)

Fila is South Korea's largest sportswear manufacturing company, founded in 1911 in Italy. Fila is one of the best known South Korean brands and is among the most popular sportwear brands in the world, headed by chairman and CEO Yoon-Soo Yoon....
, Converse, Reebok
Reebok

Reebok International Limited is a producer of Athletic shoe, apparel, and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle....
, New Balance
New Balance

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. is a footwear manufacturer based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Support Company....
, Puma
PUMA AG

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport is a large German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes and other clothing.The company is perhaps best known for its association football shoes and has sponsored footballers, including Pel?, Eus?bio, Johan Cruijff, Enzo Francescoli, Diego Maradona, Lothar Matth?us, Kenny Dalglish, Didier...
, Lacoste, K-Swiss
K-Swiss

K-Swiss , Inc. is an American footwear company based in Westlake Village, CA. They design, develop, and market a range of athletic shoes under the K-Swiss brand and its wholly owned subsidiary Royal Elastics, Inc....
, Gola
Gola (manufacturer)

Gola is a Sports equipment manufacturer based in the United Kingdom. It was founded on 22 May 1905, in Leicester, England. Gola was purchased by the Jacobson Group and has since expanded its range drastically....
, DC Shoes
DC Shoes

DC Shoes is a United States footwear company specializing in shoes for skateboarding as well as snowboarding boots, snowboards, shirts, jeans, hats, and jackets....
, Vans
VANS

VANS can refer to:* Vans, Inc., a skateboarding shoe/apparel company* Value-Added Network Systems* Value-Added Network Services* A Van, large automobile often used for transportation of equipment...
, Pony
Pony International

Pony International is an United States brand of footwear and other apparel. Founded in 1972 in Brooklyn, Pony became one of the top athletic brands worldwide....
 and Mizuno
Mizuno Corp.

is a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company, founded in Osaka in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno. Today, Mizuno is a global corporation which makes a wide variety of sports equipment and sportswear, including equipment used in golf, tennis, baseball, volleyball, association football, skiing, cycling, judo, and Athletics ....
.

Types of athletic shoes

  • High-tops cover the ankle.
  • Low-tops do not cover the ankle.
  • Mid-cut are in-between high-tops and low-tops.
  • Sneaker boot
    Sneaker boot

    Sneaker boots are a type of shoe that mimics the visual appearance of a traditional Sneaker , but is equipped with a high heel. The heel makes it impossible to use them as anything but dress shoes....
    s extend to the calf.


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