Nike x Hyperice Hyperboot Review: Wearable Post-Run Recovery

Everybody loves a bully ft massage. As an avid runner pinch plantar fasciitis, I often need a bully ft massage. So erstwhile I heard astir nan Nike x Hyperice collaboration to create a footwear pinch compression and heating capabilities built in, I was eager to study more.

The Hyperboots characteristic nan aforesaid aerial compression exertion arsenic nan beloved-by-runners-everywhere Hyperice Normatec boots ($899). The only downside to nan Normatec boots are nan truth that you person to chill retired and stay horizontal while you deterioration them (which, possibly isn’t precisely a downside, but it still intends you can’t multitask overmuch during your betterment period). With nan Hyperboots, you tin bask nan aforesaid squeezing and releasing sensation astir your feet and ankles while you spell astir your life. Thanks to Nike’s input, you tin deterioration thing that looks much for illustration a sleek, modern sneaker than a betterment device.

Retro Appeal

The first clip I tried on—and turned on—the Hyperboots, I was instantly giddy. There’s thing very breathtaking astir a footwear pinch extras built in. It reminded maine of Heelys and nan celebrated light-up tennis shoes of my '90s youth. When you move them connected by pressing a powerfulness fastener connected nan wrong of nan heel, nan footwear automatically inflates to connection a amended fresh and immoderate mild compression. The compression information covers nan mid-foot astatine nan apical and sides, nan sides and backmost of nan heel, and nan ankle.

I sewage mini Hyperboots (they travel successful small, medium, large, XL, and XXL) and they were excessively large for my size-8 feet, but turning connected nan footwear made comfortable capable to locomotion astir successful them without my ft slipping around.

From there, you person nan action to set nan level of compression and heat, pinch 3 settings each, and you tin property a play fastener to commencement an progressive air-compression massage. The boots sync settings erstwhile you person them some on. The aerial filling up nan ankle wrap and releasing does make a droning noise, almost for illustration an airplane flying overhead—nothing excessively obnoxious. You tin complaint them up pinch nan 2 USB-C cords and wall charger they travel with, and nan complaint lasts for up to an hr and a half.

The massage and power felt awesome while I did chores astir nan house. I noticed nan plush foam soles and their rocker bottoms, which helped propel maine guardant pinch small effort. The forefoot and bottommost supply grippy traction. The shoes don’t connection overmuch successful position of arch support, truthful I wouldn't urge stepping acold successful them if you person high, fussy arches for illustration maine (without adding immoderate inserts), but they were comfortable capable each nan times I wore them.

The precocious feels highly durable, and moreover pinch nan built-in tech, they tin grip splashes and rainfall (though they aren’t afloat waterproof). I liked nan highest compression mounting for my feet, but that mounting felt for illustration a spot overmuch astir my ankles erstwhile I was walking. The apical of nan ankle wrap dug successful a spot erstwhile I moved, but it wasn’t uncomfortable if I was sitting. The massage runs for 20 minutes, and you tin conscionable property play again to commencement complete if your dogs request immoderate much TLC. The power settings spell each nan measurement up to 125 degrees Fahrenheit, which was measurement excessively basking for me—I recovered nan lowest mounting of 111 degrees to beryllium plentifulness to consciousness therapeutic.

Post Workout

After trying nan shoes astir nan house, I was excited to usage them aft an activity that was harder connected my feet. I put them connected aft a agelong time snowboarding wherever I racked up complete 13,000 feet of vert, and I was capable to thrust location done nan mountains while my feet warmed up and sewage a relaxing massage—incredible. The boots flushed retired nan lactic acerb that had built up successful my feet and ankles from each nan maneuvering they were doing wrong my bindings, and I was capable to support nan massage going aft I sewage location and while I did laundry and dishes.