More Reasons Heel Strike Running is Bad for Runners with High Arches
Research shows that runners with high arches do not produce more impact if they land with a forefoot strike, but running will always be rough and tumble if they heel strike.
Research shows that runners with high arches do not produce more impact if they land with a forefoot strike, but running will always be rough and tumble if they heel strike.
One way heel striking when running is less efficient than forefoot running is that it fatigues the legs faster. This is because landing heel-first when running puts more taxing mechnanical and physical stress on the muscles, soft tissues, joints and bones as compared with forefoot running.
Cushioned running shoes are just as bad for kids as they are for adults as these shoes were found to be detrimental to young runners still developing a running style. The study found that cushioned running shoes caused caused young runners to adopt mechanical risk factors, like heel striking, that are responsible for most common running-related injuries as compared with young runners who ran barefoot or in zero drop running shoes.
Barefoot running is healthier for the feet because it not only makes the foot’s muscles, soft tissues, nerves and blood vessels stronger, barefoot running also engages a forefoot strike and higher cadence which prevents abnormal foot motions and postures, like over-pronation.
Uncovering another mechanical property of forefoot running that allows it to save more energy than heel strike running.
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