The 11 Best Workout Shoes to Hit the Gym Hard in 2023

The 11 Best Workout Shoes to Hit the Gym Hard in 2023
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When it comes to working out, there’s one word that I’m sure you hear a lot: foundation. Trying out a new spin bike? Make sure you have a solid foundation of resistance. Going for a P.R. on a snatch or clean? Keep your stance firm with a stable foundation. And when it comes down to what is best to wear to your workout? Well, it all starts with your foundation: Gym shoes.

A pair of good gym shoes is the literal base of your workout, and you need the right ones if you expect to hit your 2023 fitness goals. Before you pick your pair, it’s important to think about what kind of workout you intend to do in them. It may seem obvious, but there’s a big difference between a seven-mile run and a heavy lifting session, and thus, your shoes must reflect this difference. You may just want a more generalized pair, in which case a cross trainer is going to be your best bet. Once you decide on the type of sneaker you want, consider fit, material, and heft. You want a shoe that’s snug but not too snug. A shoe that’s breathable but well-made. A shoe that’s lightweight but supportive. And then, only once you’ve narrowed it down through all this criteria, can you choose your sneaker’s look.

We know it’s a lot to consider so don’t worry about trying to remember it all. We’ve made it easy by rounding up the 11 best workout shoes, from basketball high-tops to running sneakers, and have covered all of the bases. Get your head (and your feet) in the game.

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Best Cross Training Shoes

Nike

Free Metcon 4 Training Shoes

Weight 11.2 oz
Sizes 3.5-16
Colors 10

Best Running Shoes

Saucony

Endorphin

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Knicks removing Kemba Walker from rotation: A hard pill to swallow, but the right move for New York

Knicks removing Kemba Walker from rotation: A hard pill to swallow, but the right move for New York

The New York Knicks have had an elephant in the room all season: Their starters are worse than their backups. The starting lineup of Kemba Walker, Evan Fournier, R.J. Barrett, Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson, which has logged the third-most non-garbage-time possessions of any five-man unit in the league, has gotten spit-roasted by 15.9 points per 100 possessions, according to Cleaning the Glass, entering play on Monday. 

Meanwhile, the all-bench mob of Derrick Rose, Immanuel Quickley, Alec Burks, Obi Toppin and Taj Gibson, New York’s second-most voluminous lineup, is thrashing opponents by over 30 points per 100, per CTG. 

The stink is coming from the heretofore starting backcourt of Walker and Fournier. As long as those two are off the court, no matter who else is playing, the Knicks are plus-15.6 per 100. It can be narrowed down further to Walker. As long as he’s not playing, Knicks lineups are plus-14 per 100. 

So it seems like a simple answer on paper: Don’t play Walker, who is coming dangerously close to the “he’s finished” portion of his career. In real life, that’s not an easy decision to make. Walker is loved by everyone. It’s hard for a coach to pull the plug on a fading star, but on Monday, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters he will indeed bite the bullet and remove Walker from the rotation.

That doesn’t mean Walker won’t be starting anymore (that job now belongs to Burks). That means he won’t be playing anymore. 

The “tough to play three small guards together” part of this statement is at once true and a euphemistic spin

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