A growing body of evidence is showing that the Vibram Five Fingers do work for runners when it comes to knee and back injury prevention. It turns out, the more you run in barefoot-like footwear, like the Vibram Five Finger, the more you’ll keep improving on the mechanical skills set that leverages better leg swing and foot strike control, resulting in significantly less pavement-pounding. What is more is that the complete flexibility and heightened ground-feel of the shoe improves sensory functions in the feet which in turn improves motor performance and learning, thereby potentially creating more opportunities to perform better. Read more here about the important role minimalist shoes play in preventing common running-related injuries such as runners knee and lower back pain.
Bretta Riches
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.
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