Can Footwear Make You Faster? | The Evolution of Running Shoes & Their Effect on Performance.

This is a shortened version from the sixth lecture in the module ‘Born to Run-The Science of Human Endurance’. It discusses the evolution of running shoes and their impact on running biomechanics, performance and injury rates. The 'barefoot running' movement is also discussed.

0:00 The foot's anatomical adaptations for walking and running.
1:05 The early history of shoes
1:20 How the foot adapts to going barefoot
1:50 The drawbacks of shoes
2:40 The 'born to run' movement
3:20 How shoes affect biomechanics
4:20 Barefoot vs shod running biomechanics
6:10 The importance of speed in biomechanics
6:50 The advantages of shoes
8:00 Shoes and injury
8:22 Flat feet
9:30 Plantar fasciitis
10:25 Other injuries
11:28 How shoes have helped athletes to break world records

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Citation list:
https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.000018...
https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e318...
https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546516682497
https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwh071
https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0b013e318...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-013-00...
https://doi.org/10.1080/1942428090338...