![]() I've preferred wearing them on the treadmill, for reasons below. Since I first tested the sneakers with that road run, I've gone on to use them for additional shorter-distance outdoor runs between 2.5 and 4 miles, steady-state treadmill runs, and treadmill sprint bursts baked into HIIT workouts. I could maintain my control and connection to the pavement. I felt like I had a nice bounce within each step, yet the shoe didn't feel overly cushiony. So you can imagine that our two-ish-mile run was full of energy (and speed). I had the privilege of taking the Blissfeel's for a test run at a media event led by Lululemon athlete ambassadors, including Colleen Quigley and Jasmine Blocker (!). Love to hear it! When I first took the Blissfeel for a run, my initial impressions were: sturdy and breathable. ![]() Lululemon's engineers and designers behind the Blissfeel utilized foot scans of millions female exercisers and runners and did several rounds of wear testing to create iteration after iteration until they nailed the fit. These days, plenty of footwear brands are moving away from this and tinkering women's shoe iterations to account for anatomical and biomechanical discrepancies between men and women, like the fact that women tend to overpronate more than men, or that they tend to have more torso rotation and ankle flexion with each stride. In the past, many brands would take the design for the men's shoe and essentially shrink it and label it "women's." ![]() You may be thinking, Well aren't all women's shoes created for.women? You'd think so! But no. $148 at Lululemon Credit: Lululemon The really intriguing part of Lululemon's foray into footwear is that the collection is all specifically designed for the female foot. ![]()
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