Nike Mind 001 Release Date

Physical feats start in the mental, or at least, that’s the guiding light for Nike’s newest performance tech. The Nike Mind 001 and Mind 002, the first products from the Mind Science Department, will be released on January 8th. The Mind 001, a mule and functional recovery model, retails at $95, while the 002, an all-day sneaker, clocks in at $135. All the colorways coming for either model can be found using the links below.

Scroll further for pair-by-pair “Where To Buy” sections for each colorway hitting the site on January 8th, and for a brief breakdown of what makes this innovation family one to pay attention to.

Men’s Nike Mind 001 HERE
Men’s Nike Mind 002 HERE

Women’s Nike Mind 001 HERE
Women’s Nike Mind 002 HERE

If you had any doubts that the athlete remains the focus of Nike’s business model, the Nike Mind program can assuage those concerns. While fostering peak physical performance is forever a propellant for the Swoosh, these two parallel models arrive as what the brand describes as their first shoes “to blend neuroscience with design.”

The bulbous platform that the Nike Mind series centers on is how that’s accomplished, built of 22 individually flexible pods. In shifting up and down, these are intended to activate “key pressure point areas” and stimulate the brain, additionally ensuring stability on top of its sensory benefits. Obviously, that dovetails well into the pregame mule in the Nike Mind 001, but the Mind 002 provides a more traditional interpretation of the concept, paired with sturdier uppers and an earnest lace system for more consistent everyday wear.

Nike Mind 001

Nike Mind 002

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.