Background Advanced footwear technology improves average running economy compared
with racing flats in sub-elite athletes. However, not all athletes benefit as performance …

Advanced footwear technology (AFT) changed footwear design concepts by using a curved
carbon fibre plate in combination with new, more compliant and resilient foams. The aim of …

Background Elite track and field sprint performances have reached a point of stability as we
near the limits of human physiology, and further significant improvements may require …

Background Ethylene and vinyl acetate (EVA) and polyether block amide (PEBA) are
recently the most widely used materials for advanced footwear technology (AFT) that has …

The modern era of running shoes began in the 1960s with the introduction of simple polymer
midsole foams, and it ended in the late 2010s with the introduction of advanced footwear …

ABSTRACT Introduction/Purpose Shoe longitudinal bending stiffness (LBS) is often
considered to influence running economy (RE) and thus, running performance. However …

Influence of Running Shoe Longitudinal Bending Stiffness on Running Economy and
Performance in Trained and National Level Runner Page 1 Influence of Running Shoe …

Advanced footwear technology (AFT) is currently being debated in sports. There is a direct
evidence that distance running in AFT improves running economy. In addition, there is …

In a recent article published in Footwear Science, the teeter-totter effect was indirectly
observed with the Nike Vaporfly 4%(VP4) running shoe. This mechanism was attributed to …

Recently, a new running shoe concept has been launched, which has revolutionised
footwear design, named AFT. This type of running footwear is defined by the combination …