MINIMALIST RUNNING SHOES BY: OWEN HARRIS DO THEY ACTUALLY IMPROVE PERFORMANCE WHEN PARTICIPATING IN RUNNING EVENTS?

MINIMALIST RUNNING SHOESBY: OWEN HARRIS

DO THEY ACTUALLY IMPROVE PERFORMANCE WHEN PARTICIPATING IN RUNNING EVENTS?

Over the past few years in the running community, there has been a sudden explosion of interests from all kinds of runners in “minimalist” shoes. Minimalist shoes are designed to make your running stride more like it would if you were barefoot, which is a more natural way of running. The question is, do these shoes actually help improve your performance??? Or are they just another marketing scam by shoe companies to improve business?

There are main differences between regular running shoes and minimalist running shoes.

-Cushioning: Regular running shoes have lots of cushioning to protect runners from impact injuries, but minimalist shoes have almost none

-Weight: Since Minimalist shoes have almost no cushion, they weigh half as much as regular running shoes

-Heel to Toe Drop: