Nike Mind Shoes Sell Out, Reselling Above £300 as 22-Nodule Exercise Slides Gain Traction
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Updated · The Guardian · May 15
Nike Mind Shoes Sell Out, Reselling Above £300 as 22-Nodule Exercise Slides Gain Traction
4 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 15
Nike’s Mind shoes, released in January, are now out of stock and have fetched more than £300 on resale platform Goat, turning a niche performance slide into a fashion scarcity item.
The shoe sits inside a broader “exercise slide” trend tied to the running boom, with Nike saying its 22 sole nodules stimulate foot mechanoreceptors to heighten focus and rivals like Hoka and Oofos pitching recovery benefits.
Athlete use by Erling Haaland, Reece James, Keely Hodgkinson, Victor Wembanyama and A’ja Wilson has helped lift the category, while fashion editors say the shoes also fit the market’s appetite for deliberately odd, statement footwear.
Podiatry experts say evidence for performance or focus gains remains limited: varied footwear is healthier for feet, and slides are unlikely to make runners faster despite growing demand for premium run-related accessories.
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