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T1 Influence of Footwear Features on Oxygen Consumption and Running Economy: A Review
A1 Melero Lozano, Miguel Ángel
A1 San Antolín, Marta
A1 Vicente Campos, Davinia
A1 López Chicharro, José
A1 Becerro De Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
A1 Losa Iglesias, Marta Elena
A1 Rodríguez Sanz, David
A1 Calvo Lobo, César
AB It has been reported that the new technology applied to current racing shoes has increased the performance of runners who use this kind of footwear. This improvement has been proven in the scientific literature in relation to oxygen consumption. Nevertheless, as it is a novel topic, there is a lack of knowledge about which specific features achieve a decrease in oxygen consumption during running. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the features of footwear, specifically the shoe mass, the cushioning system, the longitudinal bending stiffness and the comfort feeling on running economy. This review was carried out from the bibliographic search in the main databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Plus and Medline and considering the PRISMA statement as a reference so that an analysis of the results has been obtained together with the methodological quality and risk of bias of the studies. Nineteen articles met the inclusion criteria, which presented a moderate/high methodological quality, and an analysis of their results was carried out. Footwear features such as the shoe mass, the cushioning system and the longitudinal bending stiffness produce advantages compared to other footwear that does not include this technology. Due to the lack of evidence, the influence of comfort feeling on oxygen consumption has not been proved.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SN 2076-3417
YR 2022
FD 2022-12-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/121118
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/121118
LA eng
NO Melero-Lozano, M. Á., San-Antolín, M., Vicente-Campos, D., Chicharro, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, R., Losa-Iglesias, M. E., Rodríguez-Sanz, D., & Calvo-Lobo, C. (2023). Influence of Footwear Features on Oxygen Consumption and Running Economy: A Review [Review of Influence of Footwear Features on Oxygen Consumption and Running Economy: A Review]. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 13(1). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/APP13010023
DS Docta Complutense
RD 28 mar 2026