Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2012 Apr;40(2):63-72. doi: 10.1097/JES.0b013e31824ab210.

What we can learn about running from barefoot running: an evolutionary medical perspective.

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Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138, USA. danlieb@fas.harvard.edu

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Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2012 Jul;40(3):185.

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Barefoot running, which was how people ran for millions of years, provides an opportunity to study how natural selection adapted the human body to run. Because humans evolved to run barefoot, a barefoot running style that minimizes impact peaks and provides increased proprioception and foot strength, is hypothesized to help avoid injury, regardless of whether one is wearing shoes.

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Running injuries: is it a question of evolution, form, tissue properties, mileage, or shoes? [Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2012]
Running injuries: is it a question of evolution, form, tissue properties, mileage, or shoes?Herzog W. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2012 Apr; 40(2):59-60.

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