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Tibial strain and barefoot running
Tibial strain and impacts have been getting a lot of attention lately due to all the comments about heel striking being the cause of most running injuries (its not) and this is an important reason why there should be a midfoot or forefoot strike when running. Transitioning away from a heel strike does reduce that […]
The Effect of Foot Strike Pattern on Achilles Tendon Load During Running
No sooner than I posted about the undergraduate project that looked at Achilles loads between shod and barefoot running that this next study from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on the effects of loads in the Achilles tendon with different foot strike patterns turns up. Here is the abstract: The Effect of Foot Strike Pattern […]
Muscle Adaptation During the Transition to Minimalist Running
Hopefully the title of this post is not misleading, as it is not about the results of a study, but about this press release from the University of Virginia about a study that researchers there are going to do. It is getting a bit of media attention. Here are some snippets from the press release: […]
How many are doing ‘barefoot’ or ‘minimalism’ running?
I really don’t know and can find no data on the numbers. Judging by what is online there is an extraordinary presence of ‘barefoot’ and ‘minimalism’ running; there are literally 100’s of blogs, Twitter accounts, Facebook pages, books, eBooks, YouTube Videos, courses etc promoting it and talking about it everywhere you go online. “Barefoot’ and […]
What evidence is there that ‘barefoot’ running is better to reduce injury risk?
I have two options for writing this article: 1) I could just leave it blank as there is no evidence. 2) I could explain why there is no evidence. As I have commented in a number of other articles (eg the Vibram class action one) that there is no evidence that ‘barefoot’ running is any […]
Review: The Runners World Complete Guide to Minimalism and Barefoot Running
As I said in my review of Chi Marathon, I have purchased many books over recent years to better understand what is going on in running and have been very disappointed in most of them. The main source of the disappointment is due to what I tongue-in-cheek call, the promise of ‘the second coming of […]
Does Barefoot Running Lead to a Higher Arch of the Foot?
I am assuming that you have all seen the claims made many times in the barefoot running books, You Tube video’s, blogs and forum posts that barefoot running can increase the height of the arch of the foot due to an increase in muscle strength. Yet you never see any evidence quoted to support the […]