Rocker shoe, minimalist shoe, and standard running shoe: A comparison of running economy

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 312-316

  Sobhani, Sobhan ^a   Bredeweg, Steef ^a   Dekker, Rienk ^a   Kluitenberg, Bas ^a   van den Heuvel, Edwin ^a   Hijmans, Juha ^a,b   Postema, Klaas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barefoot running; Energy expenditure; Exercise test; Rocker profile

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SHOE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; ADOLESCENT; ENDURANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SHOES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899635600     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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