Cushioned running shoes, even wearing heel inserts, results in a larger heel-to-toe offset which was found to encourage force-intensive mechanics straining to the Achilles tendon as compared with minimalist running shoes or running barefoot.
The heel-to-toe movement path of the foot in heel strike running plays a dominant role in causing overpronation of the foot as compared with forefoot running.
Research has shown that thick underfoot cushioning that’s soft and compressible caused damaging movement patterns of the foot in the form of overpronation (straining side-to-side motions of the heel) during running as compared with firmer underfoot cushioning.
Barefoot running was found to make multiple aspects of the foot more effective at storing and releasing more elastic energy as compared with traditional running shoes.
According to a recent study, running on a treadmill barefoot, not in shoes will help you maintain your forefoot strike.
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