Kids love to run and play, in the wrong footwear which limits their capacity to learn sound forefoot running biomechanics. Alberto Salazar imperiously stressed that proper biomechanics means everything and proper biomechanical habits must be instilled before incorrect ones develop.
Today, Alberto Salazar is committed to making sure his athletes are forefoot runners, not heel strike runners. To smooth the transition from heel strike to forefoot strike, Salazar has his athletes run barefoot in graded amounts to adopt the naturally occurring reflexes required to run productively.
Forefoot Good, Heel Strike Bad
Kids need to understand the difference between a good strike (forefoot strike) and a bad strike (heel strike) when running. Furthermore, proponents of barefoot running — who base their arguments on empirical evidence — insist avoiding cushioned running shoes is instrumental in developing resistance to injury. Because we have the anatomical instruments capable of preventing injury, we cannot be certain that regular running shoes should be enlisted as a safeguard.
Phys-Ed teachers should also entertain to their students the possibility that cushioned running shoes are not for youth and that these shoes are a recipe for trouble for the developing foot. Similarly, scientific accounts of the origin of running injuries is based on footwear.
We now know that runners are not immune to injury in thick cushioned running shoes. The best antidote to construct superb forefoot running biomechanics is adhering to barefoot conditions (i.e. going barefoot and running in ultra minimalist running shoes) because it minimizes the odds of mechanical misbehaviors.
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References:
Lindstrom, S. Alberto Salazar.Track & Field News, 2011;64(6):32-33.
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