Altra is known for its women-specific fit, wide toebox, and zero-drop cushioning. We recommend the best Altra shoes—including ...

According to this study featured in the National Library of Medicine, conventional footwear (a.k.a. your super-fancy new running shoes) is “associated with weaker intrinsic foot muscles that may ...

MSRP: $140 Weight: 9.8 ounces (M), 8.2 ounces (W) Stack Height: 28-millimeter heel / 28-millimeter forefoot (0-millimeter drop) I’ve known Altra co-founders Brian Beckstead and Golden Harper since ...

When I was a kid, buying shoes was a real ordeal. We’d go from store to store trying on different models, with no success. All of the fitters remarked on how difficult it was to find something that ...

Altra’s credo is making shoes that encourage natural foot positioning, which is why it’s understandable the Paradigm—a stability shoe—seems like a paradox. Aren’t stability shoes supposed to “fix” ...

You know an Altra shoe when you see it: the expanded toe box, meant to give toes enough room to splay out naturally and thereby enhance foot health, is instantly noticeable. Although in the last few ...