More studies show that there’s no way to heel strike safely when running. Manipulating other stride parameters, wearing shoes with more cushioning and strengthening your core was found to do nothing to reduce the damaging impact and other physical stressors accompanied by landing heel-first when running.
Cushioned running shoes are just as bad for kids as they are for adults as these shoes were found to be detrimental to young runners still developing a running style. The study found that cushioned running shoes caused caused young runners to adopt mechanical risk factors, like heel striking, that are responsible for most common running-related injuries as compared with young runners who ran barefoot or in zero drop running shoes.
Cushioned running shoes do not prevent injury because multiple studies during the past few decades have found that cushioned running shoes amplify impact by causing the foot to land harder on the ground while not only encouraging bad mechanics, but these shoes make bad mechanics even worse.
The zero drop, Merrell Vapor Glove 2 minimalist trail runnng shoe performs well for running on grass, pavement and the treadmill and provides reassuring grip and traction for the trails as well as for obstacle course races.
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