Do Cushioned Running Shoes Prevent Injury?

Do Cushioned Running Shoes Prevent Injury?

Cushioned running shoes do not prevent injury. In fact, cushioned running shoes and injuries go hand in hand because these shoes alter your mechanics in ways that lead to higher rates of loading, excessive vertical impacts, downward force, torque, rotational stress and surface forces, all of which are considered a major cause of serious injuries. 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