Is Forefoot Running Better for Your Knees?

Is Forefoot Running Better for Your Knees?

When it comes to runners knee prevention, running with a forefoot strike is part of the solution, but not the entire solution. The better answer is there’s a strong relationship between upper body posture and runner’s knee whereby research has shown that you get consistently good results in knee injury prevention when you lean forward in conjunction with forefoot striking when you run. 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