Are highly cushioned running shoes causing more running impact injuries?
Are highly cushioned running shoes causing more running impact injuries? Training and repetitive running regimens are often blamed for running injuries. In response to this, running shoe companies have developed many designs that increase cushioning or spread out the point of impact. Shoes like the Hoka brand do this effectively. Other shoes are designed to have you strike the ground with your mid foot, since a mid foot stride is considered less stressful on the legs, and helps you distribute shock from the ground up better. Others have developed a more minimalist approach to running with shoes that offer a
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