Overpronation Stability Running Shoes May Actually Damage the Feet

Overpronation Stability Running Shoes May Actually Damage the Feet

Overpronation stability running shoes may actually be a risky prospect for injury prevention because there’s more scientific conclusiveness that such footwear can either cause overpronated feet or restrict the natural pronatory movements of the foot which may push the kinetic chain from the natural order up the leg. Conversely, running barefoot or in barefoot-like footwear, may be one of the best ways to get immediate improvements in foot mechanics, such as better pronatory control. Read more here about how the foot can develop its own motion control protections and improve pronatonary abnormalities through barefoot running.

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