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  2. PIP Presentation Should I run barefoot/minimalist shoes? What are the benefits and possible injuries of barefoot vs. shoe running? By: Michael Gregory

  3. Running Barefoot Beneficial or Fad • Improves running gait • Strengthens leg muscles, arch support • Lessens stress on lower extremities • Mixed reviews on the internet that advocate both the benefits of running barefoot preventing injuries and running barefoot/minimalist causing injury • We are evolutionary predisposed to running barefoot. It is our natural way to run and shod is unnatural.

  4. Running gait style • Research I have collected suggests that it is not running barefoot/minimalist that is beneficial but focusing on correct running gait. • Three types of gait: • Rearfootsrike which is common among shod runners. Which runner land on heel first. • Forefoot strike common with barefoot/minimalist running promotes the foot landing on the balls of the feet first. • Midfoot strike which emphasis on foot landing directly flat on the ground.

  5. Research • Running with a forefoot strike decreases the amount of stress compared to rearfoot strikes. • But may result on a greater strain of the Achilles tendon • Running barefoot/minimalist shoes since reduces VO2 intake while training, this greatly improved the running distance of runners. • Was it due to running barefoot or change in gait is still unknown?

  6. Conclusion • There is still mix reviews on the effects of barefoot/minimalist running vs. shod running. • The studies suggest that if you choose to run barefoot that it should be a gradual change, so to get the foot and leg muscles used to the lack of support given by a normal shoe. • I believe that the benefits of running barefoot/minimalist has more to do with gait style than actually being barefoot.

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