Effect of Sex-Specific Running Shoes on Female Recreational Runners

Alterations in running shoe design have been studied and used the prevention of injury enhancement performance allowing companies to market a variety runners based on skill level, foot-strike pattern, even sex. These alterations shown affect biomechanical physiological variables associated with running. Some designed shoes specifically for biological female due morphological differences found between male feet. The purpose this study is determine if sex-specific can alter runner biomechanics or physiology. Female were asked run models Altra Torin 4 Plush there ground reaction forces (GRFs), sagittal plane joint angles moments, oxygen consumption (VO2), respiratory exchange ratio (RER), perceived level comfort while running; There no significant GRFs, VO2, RER, comfort; measured version suggesting that made female-specific do not provide any additional benefit recreational runners.