Why Cushioned Running Shoes Are Bad

Cushioned running shoes are actually un-protecting runners from injury by causing more impact at landing and more physical stressors during the stance phase of running. Below reveals decades of research proving that cushioned running shoes are a continuous mechanical interference that not only causes long-lasting damage to the shin and knee, but is equally damaging to your feet and overall running form.

Why Cushioned Running Shoes Are Bad for Your Running Form

Are Cushioned Running Shoes Bad for Your Feet?

13/11/2024 Bretta Riches 14

Because of the complete loss of ground-feel, cushioned running shoes especially shoes with more padding under the heel than the front of the shoe, was found to be the net contributor to high- impact running as compared with barefoot and minimalist running.

Why Thick Cushioned Running Shoes Dont Reduce Injuries

Is it Better to Have Cushioned Running Shoes? NO!

01/10/2024 Bretta Riches 2

More research piles up confirming that cushioned running shoes do not align well with reducing injuries because these shoes were found to make unsafe and inefficient uses of the knee-joint and the Achilles tendon as compared with minimalist shoes, which are barefoot-like running shoes that do more to correct your running form and strengthen your feet.

Do Cushioned Running Shoes Cause Injuries?

Why Cushioned Running Shoes Cause Injuries

23/09/2024 Bretta Riches 47

Thick cushioned running shoes were found to result in higher impact landings that were perceived as low-impact, indicating a perceptual illusion as compared with barefoot running which was found to produce the biggest reductions in all-around impact levels and other physical stressors,

Are Cushioned Running Shoes Bad for Our Feet?

Why Cushioned Running Shoes Are Really Bad for Your Feet

19/07/2024 Bretta Riches 1

Long-term reliance on running shoes with excessive underfoot cushioning was found to reduce nerve supply in the feet, which contributes to frail, functionally weak feet as well as poor balance as compared with barefoot-inspired shoes, which were found to improve nerve communication efficiency. This in turn lead to greater muscle tone which promotes stronger muscles and soft tissues in the foot.

Do Running Shoes Cause Injuries

Do Cushioned Running Shoes Cause Injuries?

17/07/2024 Bretta Riches 0

Contrary to popular belief that the thicker the cushioning of your running shoe, the less chance you have of getting injured, pioneering studies have discovered the standard running shoe with a large cushioned heel was an inadequate shock absorbent, reducing impact by only 10% in a heel strike landing. However, not all cushioned running shoes causes injury, only running shoes with more padding under the heel relative to the front of the shoe was found to push the heel too far in front of the hips at landing, causing a heel strike that is tied to a burst of collisional impact implicated in severe injuries, like long bone fractrure, knee ligament problems and even lower back disc degeneration as compared with zero-drop running shoes (running shoes with equal padding under the heel and the toe-box).

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