Most of us know that the top holes in running shoes are used for additional ankle support. But it’s very likely that you’ve been using them all wrong.
As the video below from Illumiseen shows, the proper way to use the top holes is to reverse loop the laces through. The next step involves making “bunny ears” with the loop, followed by threading the lace through each side.
Not only does this method give better ankle support, but it makes the heel fit more snugly against the shoe, preventing the painful toe-cramping that comes from your feet sliding forward in your shoes while running.
Watch the video — you can thank us later:
It makes us wonder what else we’ve been doing wrong all these years.