There’s good reason minimalist shoes are becoming more and more clinically relevant. Unlike cushioned conventional running shoes, minimalist shoes give your feet the space, flexibility and ground-feel to strengthen many key areas of the foot, such as the arch. For instance, the narrow, stiff fit and shape of the conventional running shoe was found to inhibit the natural bending motions of the arch. This was found to impair the moderate bending stiffness of the arch when running on hard surfaces, which lead to chronic arch pain and even ankle injury. Foot strength progress has been proven consistently to come from wide-spread physical engagement and sensory-input, which is why the feet produce more improvements in strength and functional properties in minimalist shoes, not in conventional running shoes. Read more here!
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