Forefoot Running Biomechanics

How Proprioception Helps Us Run Better

07/09/2019 Bretta Riches 0

Spending more time running barefoot can drastically help improve the nervous systems proprioception which is the awareness of joint and limb position sense and the forces acting on them and also plays a big role in balance control and foot strike intensity. This in turn can help significantly improve your running stride mechanics such as avoiding high-impact landings because when you run barefoot, a part of the body’s proprioceptive system, the impact-avoidance reflex, is more strongly activated as compared with running in thickly cushioned running shoes.

Avoiding Metatarsal Foot Injury When Running

Preventing Foot Stress Fracture From Running

30/08/2019 Bretta Riches 0

Find out how certain types of footwear increases plantar pressure during running.

Cushioned Running Shoes May Cause Over Pronated Feet

16/08/2019 Bretta Riches 0

Research is beginning to reveal that certain types of running shoes cause an over pronating foot during running.

Forefoot Running While Barefoot May Fix Foot Overpronation

07/08/2019 Bretta Riches 0

Differences in pronation of the foot in forefoot running and in heel strike running and find out how pronation in forefoot running may be more controlled.

Shin Injury From Forefoot Running? Try Widening Your Step-Width

17/07/2019 Bretta Riches 0

If you’re not making enough progress in healing your shin injury with forefoot running, try widening your step-width when you run as it was found to produce measurable effects in significnatly reducing pain-inducing tibial (shin) compression and tension stress.

Cadence Running Meaning: Why a Higher Cadence May Be Better

Cadence Running Meaning: Why Higher Cadence is Better

29/05/2019 Bretta Riches 0

Find out how a high running cadence is better for the knee and hip, and improves performance.

What is the Best Way to Run on Your Forefoot?

04/04/2019 Bretta Riches 1

Find out why forefoot runners naturally land on the lateral forefoot first and not under the big toe.

How to Improve Your Forefoot Running Technique? Watch How the Pros Do It!

21/04/2017 Bretta Riches 1

I’m surprised at how much easier learning forefoot running became after watching YouTube videos of professional distance runners who utilize a forefoot strike landing pattern. The […]

Cadence Running Definition and Why a High Cadence is Better

01/12/2016 Bretta Riches 0

Many runners have a real problem with preventing injury partly because their foot is landing with too much impact during running. There is a strong […]