Post by vibram on Jun 19, 2012 3:01:31 GMT -5
Primitive man I assume ran bare foot with the possibility of using some sort of footwear such as wooden sandals or five fingers shoes. Wondering how our ancestors ran and protected their foot before the running shoe, there is no doubt they endured immense hardships. However since its discovery, very few changes have been made to the humble running shoe. While the modern vibram shoes may have not changed much other than being more comfortable to wear; it's interesting to note that more and more research is being carried out in order to increase running performance.
An interesting article was published in the "Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness" that carried out an experiment to understand how changes in the mechanical characteristics of the foot and the shoe-earth interface affects the spatio-temporal variables, ground pressure distribution and other parameters in bare foot running. The other aim of the research was to examine if the vibram five fingers shoes could actually mimic the effects of running bare foot or not. The outcome of the experiments showed that during shod conditions, the runners landed in more plantar flexion at the ankle. The plantar flexion movement can be defined as something that increases the 90 degree between tibia and frontal part of the body. They researchers conclude that cheap vibram five fingers shoes are useful in mimicking the bare foot situation and provide a certain level of protection to the foot.
An interesting article was published in the "Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness" that carried out an experiment to understand how changes in the mechanical characteristics of the foot and the shoe-earth interface affects the spatio-temporal variables, ground pressure distribution and other parameters in bare foot running. The other aim of the research was to examine if the vibram five fingers shoes could actually mimic the effects of running bare foot or not. The outcome of the experiments showed that during shod conditions, the runners landed in more plantar flexion at the ankle. The plantar flexion movement can be defined as something that increases the 90 degree between tibia and frontal part of the body. They researchers conclude that cheap vibram five fingers shoes are useful in mimicking the bare foot situation and provide a certain level of protection to the foot.