Barefoot Running Injuries: Top of Foot Pain

Barefoot Running Injuries: Top of Foot Pain

29/03/2024 Bretta Riches 3

The main cause of toe injury from barefoot running is the toes are being used too much to aggressively push the entire weight of the body forward into the next step. This problem can be completely avoided by landing properly on your forefoot because it makes the knee softly bend and the torso shift slightly forward, which in turn, causes the foot to actually spring up on its own, thereby relieving the toes from being over-engaged to push the body forward through each step.

What Running Style is Best for Your Knees?

What Running Style is Best for Your Knees?

14/03/2024 Bretta Riches 6

The best way to maintain healthy knees when running is to avoid heel strike running because it always accompanies a hyper-extended knee, an overly long stride and unusually long braking with the ground, which CANNOT be improved with a cushioned, motion control stability running shoe. The only proven method to protect your knees long-term is to land with a forefoot strike because it prevents hyper-knee extension at landing, an over-stride and a low cadence, all of which were consistently found to literally cure running-related knee pain and injury.


Are Cushioned Running Shoes Bad for Your Arches?

Are Cushioned Running Shoes Bad for Your Arches?

24/02/2024 Bretta Riches 11287

Unfortunately, many components of the conventional running shoe was found to literally tear away at the functional strength of the arch in ways that causes long-term damage, including collapsed arches and chronic plantar fasciitis as compared with running barefoot or in minimalist (barefoot-like) shoes. Black Friday at FitnessFactory.com!

Heel Strike vs Forefoot Strike Running: Which One’s More Injurious?

Heel Strike vs Forefoot Strike Running: Which One’s More Injurious?

09/02/2024 Bretta Riches 0

Over the last decade, study after study has found heel strike runners are 2.6 times more likely to have mild injuries, 2.4 times more likely to have moderate injuries and have an overall injury rate nearly 2 times higher than forefoot strike runners. The big reason heel strike runners have higher levels of injury is because all-around impact levels are often much more in heel strike running than forefoot running, and running shoes, despite thick cushioning, actually amplifies the already higher-than-normal impacts of heel strike running.

Should Running Shoes Be Flat Or Cushioned?

Should Running Shoes Be Flat Or Cushioned?

01/02/2024 Bretta Riches 0

Consistent with the ongoing research on impact mechanics in runners, cushioned running shoes have very little, if not, no clinical promise because they cause dramatic increases in net impact forces and other physical stressors, such as over-pronation, which means the foot shifts into extreme positions during stance, which transfers more bending and twisting strain up the Achilles, through the shins and the knee. The fit also counters the normal shape of the foot, while the thick underfoot compressible materials undermind adequate foot strike control, while leading to an overall loss of foot strength if dependence on these shoes continues as compared with flat, more ‘barefoot-like’ shoes.

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