I was skeptical at first because of the previous shoe says that these shoes may be too heavy for running. My previous shoes include Adidas bounce (half soled with bounce technology not entire bottom of shoe), New Balance, & Nike Airmax. In my opinion, Nike Airmax are extremely heavy. My experience was with trying to do leg lifts with them and when getting my heels 6 inches above the ground those shoes really really weighed me down in a very bad way.

I'm very diet and exercise oriented but when it comes to cardio I stick to the elliptical, bike, stairmaster, and step master. I'm teaching myself to run following a guide ([...]) and these Asics Gel Frantic are really making my transition easy! My heels do not ache. My feel do not get numb and I don't have to loosen my laces that much either. I own the black and hot pink and I have received many compliments from friends and fellow gym rats. It's true that if you have high arches you would need to change the insoles. The 20% from [...] was also a steal. In all my health magazines the fitness model is wearing Asics most of the time. My brother's team shoes for volleyball were Asics. It's a good name for quality and appropriate for indoor and outdoor activities.