Are Barefoot Shoes Really Better?
Half of women who switched to barefoot running or minimalist sports shoes failed to adjust their form, resulting in more wear and tear on their bodies, rather than less, new research shows.
View ArticleThe One Best Way to Run
Left, right, repeat; that’s all running really is, a movement so natural that babies learn it the first time they rise to their feet. Yet sometime between childhood and adulthood — and between the dawn...
View ArticleDoes Foot Form Explain Running Injuries?
Researchers combed through four years’ worth of data about Harvard runners to produce the surprisingly controversial finding that how a person runs may affect whether he or she winds up hurt.
View ArticleMaking the Case for Running Shoes
Barefoot running, often touted by fans as more natural than wearing shoes, may actually be less metabolically efficient.
View ArticleMyths of Running: Forefoot, Barefoot and Otherwise
Studies show that there is no one best way to run, with even elite long-distance runners showing a variety of styles — but wearing lightweight shoes is better than none.
View ArticleIs There One Right Way to Run?
A new study of barefoot tribespeople in Kenya raises tantalizing questions about just how humans really are meant to move.
View ArticleBarefoot Running Can Cause Injuries, Too
Does going barefoot solve running injuries? Or does it just create new ones?
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