News tagged with running shoes

Whoa there! A quick switch to 'barefoot' shoes can be bad to the bone

(Medical Xpress)—For the growing number of runners who are considering trying "barefoot" five-finger running shoes, researchers at BYU have a message for you: Take it slow!

Health Mar 06, 2013 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

Neuromarketing

Marketers are using neuroscience to create advertising which speaks directly to your brain.

Neuroscience Aug 28, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Study examines link between runners' foot injuries, ill-fitting shoes

Loyola University Medical Center researchers are conducting a first-of-its kind study of marathon runners to determine if there is link between foot injuries and ill-fitting shoes.

Health Oct 09, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Cushioned heel running shoes may alter adolescent biomechanics, performance

Many of today's running shoes feature a heavy cushioned heel. New research presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that these shoes may alter an adolescent runner's ...

Health Mar 19, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Type of shoe changes how people run, researchers find

The style of your running shoes isn't just making a fashion statement. It may be controlling the way you run and setting you up for injuries down the road. That's what researchers at the University of Kansas Hospital found ...

Health Apr 05, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Study looks at muscle adaptation of transition to minimalist running

For tens of thousands of years, humans ran on bare feet. Then we developed an assortment of specialized shoes, including – particularly since the 1960s – a seemingly limitless variety of running shoes. ...

Health May 02, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0