Effect of minimal shoes on vertical and leg stiffness in running

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to verify whether stiffness is altered by wearing minimalist shoes during running. Synthesis: Fourteen runners carried out two trials of 5minutes at 10km.h^-1, one was performed with minimal shoes and the other with traditional shoes. Kinematics data were measured by an Optojump^® and vertical (k_vert) and leg stiffness (k_leg) were calculated from these data. Conclusion: The kinematics adaptations induced an increase in k_leg in minimalist shoes, whereas k_vert is not influenced by the type of shoes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	335-337
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science and Sports
Volume	28
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2013.07.009
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Minimalist shoes
Running
Spring-mass model
Stiffness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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