Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Watch Out Nike!

This study is part of a body of evidence that will reshape the running shoe industry. Because of the extreme cushioning in some running shoes there is a delay in the peak moment of force higher up in the leg.
Benno Nigg Phd confirmed this with his work with accelerometers. This will reverberate through the running shoe industry.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/do-running-shoes-make-us-run-the-risk-of-injury/19309476/?icid=main|netscape|dl3|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyfinance.com%2Fstory%2Fdo-running-shoes-make-us-run-the-risk-of-injury%2F19309476%2F

1 comment:

Shamema said...

Wow! According to this article, my 4" heels are less dangerous than running shoes! Thank you for sharing! :)

I am on the barefooting bandwagon!

http://shamemas.blogspot.com/