Running Shoes of the Postmodern Footwear Era: A Narrative Overview of Advanced Footwear Technology.
Int J Sports Physiol Perform
; : 1-12, 2024 Aug 07.
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ABSTRACT
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 technology (AFT). AFT is characterized by highly compliant, resilient, and lightweight foams with embedded, rigid, longitudinal architecture. This footwear complex improves a runner's efficiency, and it introduced a step change in running performance. Purpose:
This review serves to examine the current state of knowledge around AFT-what it is and what we know about its ingredients, what benefits it confers to runners, and what may or may not mediate that benefit. We also discuss the emerging science around AFT being introduced to track-racing spikes and how it is currently regulated in sporting contexts.Conclusions:
AFT has changed running as a sport. The construction of AFT is grossly understood, but the nature of the interacting elements is not. The magnitude of the enhancement of a runner's economy and performance has been characterized and modeled, but the nuanced factors that mediate those responses have not. With these knowns and unknowns, we conclude the review by providing a collection of best practices for footwear researchers, advice for runners interested in AFT, and a list of pertinent items for further investigation.
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Int J Sports Physiol Perform
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FISIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA ESPORTIVA
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2024
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Estados Unidos