SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF BAREFOOT RUNNING ON ANTEROPOSTERIOR AND MEDIOLATERAL COMPONENTS OF GROUND REACTION FORCE

Authors

  • Ana Paula da Silva Azevedo anaazevedo@usp.br
    Universidade de São Paulo
  • Carlos Alberto Cardoso Filho carlos.filho@alumni.usp.br
    Universidade de São Paulo
  • Wilson Pereira Lima wplima22@gmail.com
    Universidade de São Paulo
  • Maura de Arruda Botelho Colturato mauracolturato@gmail.com
    Universidade de São Paulo
  • Júlio Cerca Serrão jcserrao@usp.br
    Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

10.51283/rc.v25i2.12700

Keywords:

Locomotion, Biomechanics, Overload, Performance

Abstract

This study investigated the short-term effects of barefoot running on selected parameters of the anteroposterior and mediolateral components of the Ground Reaction Force (GRF) in runners used to wearing athletic shoes. Seventy-one recreational runners, inexperienced in barefoot running, ran at a self-selected speed for a distance of 9 meters on a fixed floor equipped with force platforms, under two conditions: shod and barefoot. The braking and acceleration peaks of the anteroposterior component, as well as the minimum and maximum peaks of the mediolateral component were obtained. The braking peak was lower, while the acceleration peak was higher in barefoot running. In contrast, the magnitude of both the minimum and maximum peaks were greater in the barefoot condition. In summary, barefoot running acutely alters selected parameters of the anteroposterior and mediolateral components of the FRS related to the overload and performance of runners used to wearing sports shoes.

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Published

2021-07-28

How to Cite

Azevedo, A. P. da S., Cardoso Filho, C. A., Lima, W. P., Colturato, M. de A. B., & Serrão, J. C. (2021). SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF BAREFOOT RUNNING ON ANTEROPOSTERIOR AND MEDIOLATERAL COMPONENTS OF GROUND REACTION FORCE. Corpoconsciência, 25(2), 175–185. https://doi.org/10.51283/rc.v25i2.12700

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Seção Temática - APLICAÇÕES DA BIOMECÂNICA NO CONTEXTO DA SAÚDE, TREINAMENTO E R

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