Oxygen Cost of Running Barefoot vs. Running Shod

N. J. Hanson; K. Berg; P. Deka; J. R. Meendering; C. Ryan

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1265203

International Journal of Sports Medicine, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Int J Sports Med 2011; 32(6): 401-406
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1265203

Training & Testing

Oxygen Cost of Running Barefoot vs. Running Shod

N. J. Hanson¹ , K. Berg¹ , P. Deka¹ , J. R. Meendering² , C. Ryan³

¹Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States
²Health, Physical Education and Recreation, South Dakota State University, Brookings, United States
³Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the oxygen cost of running barefoot vs. running shod on the treadmill as well as overground. 10 healthy recreational runners, 5 male and 5 female, whose mean age was 23.8±3.39 volunteered to participate in the study. Subjects participated in 4 experimental conditions: 1) barefoot on treadmill, 2) shod on treadmill, 3) barefoot overground, and 4) shod overground. For each condition, subjects ran for 6 min at 70% vVO₂max pace while VO₂, heart rate (HR), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were assessed. A 2 × 2 (shoe condition x surface) repeated measures ANOVA revealed that running with shoes showed significantly higher VO₂ values on both the treadmill and the overground track (p<0.05). HR and RPE were significantly higher in the shod condition as well (p<0.02 and p<0.01, respectively). For the overground and treadmill conditions, recorded VO₂ while running shod was 5.7% and 2.0% higher than running barefoot. It was concluded that at 70% of vVO₂max pace, barefoot running is more economical than running shod, both overground and on a treadmill.

Key words

barefoot - running economy - overground - treadmill - nike plus

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