The interesting thing about forefoot running is that it’s part of our evolutionary background. Our barefoot running ancestors evolved a forefoot strike landing to protect them. The bad news is, modern running shoes prevents us from forefoot striking, making running difficult and dangerous.
Although the evolution of human running over the course of millions of years cannot be observed, witnessing the damaging effects of heel strike running is […]
If our ancestors were heel strike runners, they may have encountered the magnitude of injury in heel strikers today, and would have died out long ago.
A forefoot strike landing is deeply rooted in our evolutionary history as endurance runners. About 4 million years ago, early humans ran long distances to […]
Humans are built for endurance running, that is, we are built to run incredibly long distances that go way beyond the marathon distance. We are the […]
Ever wonder how our ancestors ran barefoot without getting injured? The driving force for their non-injurious barefoot running style was the forefoot running technique. Most […]
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