One of the many reasons cushioned running shoes are bad is that their lack of ground-feel actually weakens the foot. Foot weakness and discomfort, which leads to poor balance and mobility impairments, arises from limited underfoot sensory input, and is a common consequence of routine use of thickly shoes. This is because thick underfoot cushioning impedes the conversion of underfoot sensory stimulation to functional strength development of the foot. Basically, the thicker the underfoot cushioning, the more the foot is starved of sensory input, the weaker your foot becomes over time. Read more here!
Bretta Riches
"I believe the forefoot strike is the engine of endurance running..."
BSc Neurobiology; MSc Biomechanics candidate, ultra minimalist runner & founder of RunForefoot. I was a heel striker, always injured. I was inspired by the great Tirunesh Dibaba to try forefoot running. Now, I'm injury free. This is why I launched Run Forefoot, to advocate the health & performance benefits of forefoot running and to raise awareness on the dangers of heel striking, because the world needs to know.
BSc Neurobiology; MSc Biomechanics candidate, ultra minimalist runner & founder of RunForefoot. I was a heel striker, always injured. I was inspired by the great Tirunesh Dibaba to try forefoot running. Now, I'm injury free. This is why I launched Run Forefoot, to advocate the health & performance benefits of forefoot running and to raise awareness on the dangers of heel striking, because the world needs to know.
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