Is there an economical running technique? A review of modifiable biomechanical factors affecting running economy

IS Moore - Sports medicine, 2016 - Springer
Running economy (RE) has a strong relationship with running performance, and modifiable
running biomechanics are a determining factor of RE. The purposes of this review were to …

The biomechanics of running and running styles: a synthesis

BT Van Oeveren, CJ de Ruiter, PJ Beek… - Sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Running movements are parametrised using a wide variety of devices. Misleading
interpretations can be avoided if the interdependencies and redundancies between …

Real-time feedback by wearables in running: Current approaches, challenges and suggestions for improvements

B Van Hooren, J Goudsmit, J Restrepo… - Journal of Sports …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Injuries and lack of motivation are common reasons for discontinuation of running. Real-time
feedback from wearables can reduce discontinuation by reducing injury risk and improving …

Humans optimize ground contact time and leg stiffness to minimize the metabolic cost of running

IS Moore, KJ Ashford, C Cross, J Hope… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Trained endurance runners appear to fine-tune running mechanics to minimize metabolic
cost. Referred to as self-optimization, the support for this concept has primarily been collated …

The relationship between running biomechanics and running economy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

B Van Hooren, I Jukic, M Cox, KG Frenken, I Bautista… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Running biomechanics is considered an important determinant of running
economy (RE). However, studies examining associations between running biomechanics …

Mechanisms used to increase peak propulsive force following 12-weeks of gait training in individuals poststroke

HY Hsiao, BA Knarr, RT Pohlig, JS Higginson… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Current rehabilitation efforts for individuals poststroke focus on increasing walking speed
because it is a predictor of community ambulation and participation. Greater propulsive force …

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

N Flores, N Delattre, E Berton, G Rao - European Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Use of wearables: tracking and retraining in endurance runners

IS Moore, RW Willy - Current Sports Medicine Reports, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Wearable devices are ubiquitous among runners, coaches, and clinicians with an ever-
increasing number of devices coming on the market. In place of gold standard measures in …

Assessing spring-mass similarity in elite and recreational runners

GT Burns, N Tam, J Santos-Concejero… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The dynamic complexity and individualization of running biomechanics has challenged the
development of objective and comparative gait measures. Here, we present and explore …

Effects of footwear with different longitudinal bending stiffness on biomechanical characteristics and muscular mechanics of lower limbs in adolescent runners

H Chen, E Shao, D Sun, R Xuan, JS Baker… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Running shoes with carbon plates have been identified to have positive effects
on improving running performance from a biomechanical perspective. However, the specific …