Are Cushioned Running Shoes Making You Injured?

How much cushioning do your running shoes have? The idea of cushioning is to manage the impact of loading from running, and reduce injuries but what if we said it could be doing the opposite of that? Well, Mark is here to investigate!

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How much cushioning do your running shoes have? Now, unless you’re a barefoot or minimalist shoe runner, then we'd imagine a fair amount.

The idea is that this cushioning is there to manage the impact loading from running, and reduce injuries but what if we said it could be doing the opposite of that? Well...that is what some experts are trying to find out, and today we are going to investigate this too!

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