Minimalist running shoes prevent injury by encouraging mechanical engagements, such as increased arch mobility and compression, which makes the foot better at holding your stride mechanics more stable and prevents increases in impacts from spreading out onto the rest of the leg!
One of the many functional assets of minimalist running shoes is a wide toe-box because it enables the toes to spread, flex, bend, extend and relax which is incredibly effective in improving both static and dynamic balance, but also helps disperse the little shock that’s produced in forefoot running as compared with narrow running shoes.
The high impact loads of heel strike running increases compartment pressure in the foot-ankle complex that persists as pain and injury as compared with forefoot running.
Heel strike running prevents the calves from being used more effectively as shock absorbers which not only increases calf loading, but amplifies impact to other areas of the leg as compared with forefoot running.
Forefoot running is better for the shins than heel strike running because it was found to do a better at reducing opposing forces on the shins by aligning the shin more vertically at landing.
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