Is Barefoot Running More Economical?

Int J Sports Med 2012; 33(03): 249
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1301923

Letter to the Editor

Authors

R. Kram

¹Locomotion Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder
J. R. Franz

¹Locomotion Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder

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