Forefoot running has been scientifically proven to resolve and prevent all the injuries caused by heel strike running. And its even more efficient! Here’s why:
Forefoot running was found to prevent ACL injury by improving stability and impact asborption at the ankle, which in turn, reduced damaging loading patterns on the entire knee as compared with heel strike running.
Research on impact mechanics have shown over and over again that there’s too many negative aspects to heel strike running than positive.
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.
One way heel striking when running is less efficient than forefoot running is that it fatigues the legs faster. This is because landing heel-first when running puts more taxing mechnanical and physical stress on the muscles, soft tissues, joints and bones as compared with forefoot running.
Forefoot running doesnt cause Achilles tendon injury because it actually makes more functional use of the tendon as an energy-saving spring while engaging mechanical mechanisms, like controlled pronation and reduced ground-contact time that better safeguard the tendon than heel strike running.
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