Fitting and Breaking In Your StrataSoles® Training System
To fully maximize the affect of your StrataSoles® and the added gravity to your body, new users of StrataSoles® Training System’s weighted insoles are encouraged to adhere to the fitting and breaking in steps in this article.

For your convenience, we have also included a link to download and print the instructions.

Case Study: Athletic Use of the StrataSoles® Training System
It is a well accepted fact that effective training begins with the legs. This is a case study where twenty football players were chosen randomly from the team’s starting offensive and defensive teams. Ten were placed in an Experimental Group (using StrataSoles®), and ten were place in a Control Group(using their regular athletic shoes and inserts with no changes).

Though the test groups were small in number (10 in each group), both groups’ average test scores improved in each of the four drills, the StrataSoles® User Group outperformed the Control Group in every drill and by a margin coaches deemed significant. Read More

For your convenience, we have also included a link to download and print this case study.

Building Leg Strength and Speed for a Competitive Sport
Today there is a challenging and safe strength and speed training companion for any individual wishing to build leg strength and speed for a competitive sport or better fitness. And, it works! Consider moving your weights below your feet. Demand the quality of a good orthotic. Choose a product that provides results, and can deliver comfort and safety as well!.

Traditional Thinking
Adding resistance to the athletic workout is a longstanding approach to building strength, endurance and speed. Pushing, pulling and lifting weights is an accepted method of increasing muscle mass, heart and lung capacity and speed.

There are drawbacks to this approach… Read More

Best and Safest Strength Training for Young Athletes
Growing young talent is a delicate and risky challenge. Strength training for young athletes must be approached with caution. Parents often push their children who play on sports-specific travel squads toward weight training or, for some, personal trainers.

But, what works best and what method is safest? Because the legs are the foundation for almost every outstanding performance, the focus should be on building leg strength, speed, agility and coordination in a youngster whose muscles and body are still developing.

There are drawbacks to this approach… Read More