Reflective sneakers

The modern desire for a healthy and sporting lifestyle stimulates world-famous brands to invent new technologies for the production of special equipment for running, cycling, swimming and other physical activities. Special innovative injections are sports shoes.

Today, not only classic casual, special game, futsal and running sneakers are present on store shelves. Smart sneakers with integrated microchips that count speed, distance, heart rate and even calories have gained their relevance and deserved recognition. Particular attention and maximum effort manufacturers make to create running shoes for the winter.

Once started, it is very difficult to stop or refuse periodic runs, even for a short period of time. Therefore, global brands began to actively develop the designs of new generation sneakers - special running models for the coldest and unpredictable time of the year.

The main differences between such athletic shoes from classic casual shoes are as follows:

1. A special membrane material that protects the runner’s foot not only from external moisture and cold, but also allows the foot to breathe and not to sweat.
2. Deep treads on the sole, creating excellent traction with ice and snow crust. The thickness of the sole plays a very important role when running during severe frosts: the thicker it is, the warmer the leg will be.
3. Complete tightness. Winter sneakers should be protected as much as possible from the ingress of snow and water into cracks and openings. The sports shoe itself should be an almost monolithic design.
4. Reflective elements are reflective. First of all, it's security. Due to seasonal conditions, it gets dark very early in the winter and dawns quite late.To protect yourself from an unexpected “meeting” with the car, for example, it is better to choose winter running sneakers with this important component.

From English reflect - reflect. A reflective is bright reflective stripes or other shapes that flash when a light source is directed at them.

Sometimes users confuse sneakers with reflective and with a luminous sole. Both that, and others, equally stylish, fashionable and bright. However, the former are designed to recognize the running in the dark, and the latter is just a fashion trend.

A feature of the luminous sole is the presence in it of a special LED-tape or other flexible elastic materials that respond to pressure on the shoe. The result of this reaction is the highlight of the entire perimeter of the shoe or part of it.

Reflective inserts are made of pieces of special reflective material, which at different angles of light can differently shimmer and even create glare. Sometimes a reflective is created by applying a special coating to the normal surface of the shoe. Modern gurus for running sports shoes: Nike, Adidas, Puma, Aisics, and Jordan, all have reflective collections. In them you can see sports and casual shoes, reflecting white color, as well as a whole palette of colors.

Among the models of sports shoes with reflective inserts, there are the most unusual options:

• Reflective sneakers Qozmo Hi. An original and slightly outrageous model designed for visits to night clubs and other similar establishments. A very high, but stable platform, a unique shoe top that flashes with bright color reflections when light hits them. All this creates an original and extravagant image of an avid fashionable party girl.

• Jordan Melo M11. Popular model of the well-known in the West American brand Jordan These are smooth reflective sneakers with a "flickering" black and white graffiti pattern. In the dark, it seems as if a sparkling beacon is attached to black shoes. To create these reflective sneakers, a special 3M Scotchlite retro-reflective coating was used to increase their visibility at night. Reflective elements, originally invented for running models of sports shoes, have become very popular as a stylish addition to casual shoes.

• Air jordan 13. This model of sneakers is original in that in addition to using the mentioned 3M material, manufacturers used additional experiments with color: red details on the sole and logo.

• Reebok Highs & Lows LX 8500 Suede. Retro model released by the brand in a new interpretation. The main color is black, deftly and harmoniously contrasting with the white sole. Material: leather, suede, nubuck, on which reflective 3M inserts are sewn.