BEST FOOT FORWARD
Most fitness fans will have heard the advice that you should replace your workout shoes after six months of wear, or after clocking up a certain amount of mileage (normally between 300 and 500 miles, depending on factors such as your running form and the terrain you train on). But have you ever considered that regularly binning your trainers is causing harm to the planet?
Trainer sales have soared in recent years – no doubt helped by the rising athleisurewear trend, a desire for comfort while working from home and an increased appetite for working out during the pandemic. Indeed, one study rates trainers as Britain’s most popular shoe, with people aged 25 to 34 owning nine pairs of trainers each on average. However, the fact that most trainers are made from multiple man-made materials makes them practically impossible to recycle.
