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European Journal of Applied Physiology

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23.11.2018 | Original Article

Does an increase in energy return and/or longitudinal bending stiffness shoe features reduce the energetic cost of running?

verfasst von: Nicolas Flores, Nicolas Delattre, Eric Berton, Guillaume Rao

Erschienen in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Ausgabe 2/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

This study focused on the effects of shoe energy return and shoe longitudinal bending stiffness on the energetic cost and biomechanics of running.

Methods

The energetic cost of running and biomechanical variables altering running economy (ground contact times, stride frequency, vertical and leg stiffness, ground reaction force impulses, alignment between the resultant ground reaction force and the leg) were measured for nineteen male recreational runners. Participants ran overground under their ventilatory anaerobic threshold (10.8 ± 1.1 km h⁻¹ on average) using four shoe prototypes with features combining low or high magnitudes of energy return and longitudinal bending stiffness.

Results

Neither the energy return, nor the longitudinal bending stiffness, or the interaction of these shoe features altered the energetic cost of running. High energy return shoes induced significant increased ground contact time from 274.5 ± 18.3 to 277.1 ± 18.7 ms, and significant decreased stride frequency from 1.34 ± 0.05 to 1.33 ± 0.05 Hz. High bending stiffness shoes induced significant increased ground contact time from 273.8 ± 18.2 to 277.9 ± 18.7 ms, significant increased vertical stiffness from 23.2 ± 3.4 to 23.8 ± 3.0 kN m⁻¹, and significant decreased net vertical impulse from 245.4 ± 17.2 to 241.7 ± 17.5 BW ms.

Conclusions

Increased energy return and longitudinal bending stiffness induced subtle changes in the running biomechanics, but did not induce any decrease in the energetic cost of running.

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Titel: Does an increase in energy return and/or longitudinal bending stiffness shoe features reduce the energetic cost of running?
verfasst von: Nicolas Flores
Nicolas Delattre
Eric Berton
Guillaume Rao
Publikationsdatum: 23.11.2018
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Ausgabe 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Elektronische ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-4038-1

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