What they’re actually for
A lot of the class involves pressing your feet into the foot-bar and moving a carriage that slides. If your foot slips just as you’re pushing, you lose control of the carriage. Grip socks take that worry away almost entirely.
They matter just as much for the exercises where you kneel or stand on the carriage itself, which is padded and upholstered and properly slick under a plain sock.
What to look for
- Grip across the whole sole
- Rubber dots or strips covering the ball and the heel, not just a small patch under your toes.
- A snug fit
- A loose sock slides around inside itself, which rather defeats the point. Size down if you’re between sizes.
- Open or closed toe
- Either is fine. Some people like a toeless pair for a better feel of the foot-bar. Entirely up to you.
