Abstract
Barefoot or minimally shod runners tend to land on the fore- or mid-foot. In contrast, the running shoes popular today, with their elevated and cushioned heels, tend to cause many joggers to rear-foot strike, thereby exposing them to a higher incidence of repetitive stress injuries (Lieberman et al. 2010). As a result of this cushioning, the collision forces exerted on the forefoot are lower than on the heel.
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Mathias, D. (2016). The biomechanics of running. In: Staying Healthy From 1 to 100. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49195-9_72
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