Turn Your Minimalist Running Shoes into a Winter Beast with These Winter Traction Aids
For many minimalist runners, running in the winter, especially if you get a lot of heavy ice storms where the roads, trails, grass, dirt paths, […]
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TSLA Barefoot Shoes Review
The TSLA barefoot running shoe delivers a lightweight, barely-there feel and offers a relable ride on smooth or harsh roads as well as on debris-heavy or soft trails in cold and warm conditions. Its also a carbon copy of the Merrell Vapor Glove, but despite that, the TSLA is MORE affordable and lasts MUCH longer!
Forefoot Running: is it Good for Back Pain?
Barefoot running has become more than just an oddity in the running community. It has become more than just a trendy phenomenon as more runners […]
Is Forefoot Running Better for Your Legs than Heel Strike Running? Yes!
When it comes to preventing and fully treating running-related chronic lower leg pain, the evidence has beome so compelling that forefoot running gets the biggest stamp of approval for successfully resolving the painful condition as compared with heel strike running.
Why Heel Strike Running is Bad for the Lower Leg
One of the many reasons heel strike running is bad for the lower leg is because its the only running style that causes chronic exertional compartment sydnrome which occurs when impact becomes so high during running that it causes intramuscular pressure in the lower leg to rise to pain-inducing levels. This condition was found to be fully resolved with forefoot running.