Heel strike running is bad because multiple lines of research over the last few decades have proved the many verifiable aspects of heel strike running that are primarily responsible for nearly all running injuries vs forefoot running.
Find out why heel strike runners have a higher risk of getting osteoarthritic knees than forefoot runners.
After running a marathon, heel strike runners showed knee cartilage inflammation, particularly at the medial tibial plateau. Hesper et al.,(2015) used an MRI-related technique called T2 […]
Heel strike running increases ground contact time, letting more bad things to occur.
Heel strike running produces a large ground reaction force because of 2 impact peaks which are not produced in a forefoot strike.
After the heel strike transient is generated, it converts into a vertical shockwave that channels through the body to the head. Because of it’s high magnitude, the heel strike transient is assumed to be the underlying cause of most running injuries.
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