Tips on how to run with a forefoot strike.
Forefoot running was found to be significantly safer on the knees than heel strike running because it improves the stability of the knee during stance, resulting in less rotational and torsional stress on the joint.
In running, foot strike does matter because mounting research shows that how you land on your foot directly affects your knee joint mechanics which was found to have an enormous influence on impact production.
Research has shown that thick underfoot cushioning that’s soft and compressible caused damaging movement patterns of the foot in the form of overpronation (straining side-to-side motions of the heel) during running as compared with firmer underfoot cushioning.
Forefoot running all too often gets misconceived as toe strike running. Forefoot running and toe strike running are two different styles of running. Toe strike running involves landing too high up on the toes without letting the heel drop to the ground after landing, and is a major source of foot and shin injuries whereas forefoot running is not because its a much flatter strike angle, landing on the balls of the foot followed by the heel lowering down to the ground. In this way, impact pressure was found to spread best in a forefoot strike landing as compared with both toe striking and heel strike running.
Conventional running shoes are bad for your feet because these shoes have a narrow toe-box and a cushioned raised heel which was found to cause bunions.
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