Revolutionary foot cushioning product maximizes athletic agility, reduces chronic injuries
BASKETBALL is a game of skill, strategy and stamina, thus athletes go all-out to outplay and outsmart their opponents.
While a player’s high-impact court action comes from his ability and years of professional training, it, however, takes more than just mastering the techniques as absolute physical fitness can spell the difference between a win and loss.
Which is why players need to ensure that additional strength and conditioning training doesn’t increase the wear-and-tear on certain body parts, like the feet and legs. Helping players match up with the high-level competition of the game is Spenco, a healthcare company, as it comes up with a specialty replacement insole designed to aid basketball players train and perform at a new level: the Spenco GRF.
Accredited by the American Podiatric Association and a trusted leader in medical footcare, Spenco provides advanced sports medicine products with its latest replacement insoles. Designed to modulate the magnitude and direction of GRF or Ground Reaction Force (the biomechanical term for the force exerted by the ground on the sole of the foot during weight-bearing activities) to enhance the efficiency of vertical leaps and reduce the risk of ankle sprains, Spenco GRF provides a unique combination of arch support, forefoot cushioning and energy return.
Because Spenco GRF is specially made with cushioning and arch support features, it reduces the pressure and stress (mainly on the foot and knee joints) that arise from hard landing impacts. Thus, players are provided with maximum foot stabilization, better shock absorption, in addition to experiencing reduced muscle fatigue and ease of movement.
“Byminimizing the potential threat of sport-related stress and chronic injuries like ankle sprains and joint tension, Spenco GRF insoles help develop powerful legs, proper footwork and high jumping prowess which are just some of themost important player skills that define the game,” said Spenco brand associate Jerine Placido.
Advantage
Attesting to Spenco GRF’s remarkable and beneficial advantage is Jeff Chan, Gilas Pilipinas and Rain or Shine shooting guard. “After games, I normally feel the strain of overexertion onmy feet. But with the use of GRF insoles and the comfortable support I get from them, it all but disappeared, andmy legs thank me for it,” he said.
Snow Badua, PTV Sports host and writer, also shares the same positive sentiments for the insoles. “I haven’t played without my Spenco GRF. I first heard about it from a friend, so I tried it. And the effect on me was amazing. It had a different feel the first time I stepped on it.”
“Not only did it further improve the insole cushion of my shoes, I have also stopped wearing knee supports. The effects of Spenco GRF is already enough to protect my knees, though I amoverweight. I will never wear shoes without it ever again,” Badua added.
Highly recommended
For Jaydee Calinawan, Rain or Shine therapist, Spenco GRF insoles are the best non-custom basketball insoles that he has seen and tried so far. “It makes your shoes fit better, and it provides optimal support for your feet during games. I highly recommend it for professional athletes and leisure players alike,” he added.
On the team’s recent tie-up with the brand, Calinawan said that by partnering with Spenco, the Elasto Painters now benefit from a custom-fitted training aid that is genuinely guaranteed to help them improve the quality and consistency of their game play.
Exclusively distributed by Sports Resources Inc., Spenco GRF insoles are now available at Toby’s Davao, Toby’s Arena MOA, Toby’s Megamall, Toby’s G2, Toby’s CDO, Toby’s The Block, Toby’s ShangriLa Plaza, Toby’s Trinoma and Toby’s Cebu. For more information, call 6517777 (loc. 859) or log on to www.sriphils.com.