Why Heel Strike Running is Bad for Runners with High Arches

Why Heel Strike Running is Bad for Runners with High Arches

Heel strike running is especially bad for runners with high arches because these runners were found to produce significantly more peak, or high burst of impact on the heel as compared with forefoot running. Read more here!

Bretta Riches

"I believe the forefoot strike is the engine of endurance running..."

BSc Neurobiology; MSc Biomechanics candidate, ultra minimalist runner & founder of RunForefoot. I was a heel striker, always injured. I was inspired by the great Tirunesh Dibaba to try forefoot running. Now, I'm injury free. This is why I launched Run Forefoot, to advocate the health & performance benefits of forefoot running and to raise awareness on the dangers of heel striking, because the world needs to know.
Bretta Riches