Forefoot Running Benefits – Page 2

Does Barefoot Running Cause Shin Splints? NO!

18/10/2024 Bretta Riches 1

Barefoot running was found to prevent fatiguing muscle contractions and muscle activation from rising to pain and injury predisposing levels in the shins as compared with thick cushioned running shoes, which were found to make the shins work harder, while enduring more compressive forces linked to shin splints and fracture!

Is Forefoot Running Really Faster than Heel Strike Running?

Is Forefoot Running Really Faster Than Heel Striking? YES!

05/10/2024 Bretta Riches 2

Forefoot running promotes energy efficiency by making all of the elastic structures in the lower leg do a better job at storing and releasing energy-saving elastic power. This was found to greatly improve running economy by dramatically reducing energy-expensive muscle costs as compared with heel strike running, which not only fully impedes the elastic properties of the arch and Achilles, it also damages these structures in a continuous way.

Running Without Shoes on Hard Surfaces: Good or Bad?

Running Without Shoes on Pavement: Good or Bad?

21/09/2024 Bretta Riches 1

Research shows if you run barefoot on harder surfaces, the only way it can be done most safely is if a forefoot strike is used, not heel strike. Because forefoot running eliminates the burst in collisional impact, reduces high brake forces while reducing all-around impact forces, allows anyone who runs barefoot to run safely on the hardest of surfaces.

Is Forefoot Running Better for Shin Splints? YES!

18/08/2024 Bretta Riches 0

The hard truth is foot strike type in running matters immensely for injury prevention whereby forefoot running has been scientifically proven (references below article) to […]

Heel Strike Running Causes Bone Pain

29/04/2024 Bretta Riches 1

Unlike forefoot runners, heel strike runners have the highest risk of abnormal bone loading and strain, and therefore bone injury, because regardless of thick shoe cushioning, heel strike running always produces the highest amounts of the vertical ground reaction force (high burst in prolonged collision impact) and peak accelerations (opposing forces on the bones).