The creator of Vibram five fingers shoes Robert Fliri

If you are a health and fitness fanatic then you must have heard of "Vibram five fingers shoes". The creator of Vibram five fingers shoes Robert Fliri says that a lot of energy,vibram approximately vibram 20% during running or climbing a mountain is dissipated or wasted in by the shoes itself. Indeed a lot of these trekking shoes or boots are heavy and vast amount of energy is used to drag the shoes rather than the shoes assisting the wearer.

Humans have been running since time immemorial, be it for gathering food or to escape calamities. Primitive man I assume ran bare foot with the possibility of using some sort of footwear such as wooden sandals or animal hide. vibram five fingers Wondering how our ancestors ran and protected their foot before the running shoe, there is no doubt they endured immense hardships. However since its discovery, very few changes have been vibram five fingers made to the humble running shoe. While the modern shoe may have not changed much other than being more comfortable to wear; vibram schuhe it's interesting to note that more and more research is being carried out in order to increase running performance.

An interesting article was published in the "Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness" that carried out an experiment to understand how changes in the mechanical characteristics of the foot and the shoe-earth interface affects the spatio-temporal variables,vibram fingers ground pressure distribution and other parameters in bare foot running. The other aim of the research was to examine if the Vibram five fingers shoes could actually mimic the effects of running bare foot or not. The outcome of the experiments showed that during shod conditions, the runners landed in more plantar flexion at the ankle. The plantar flexion movement can be defined as something that increases the 90 degree between tibia and frontal part of the body.vibram fivefingers men classic They researchers conclude that Vibram five fingers shoes are useful in mimicking the bare foot situation and provide a certain level of protection vibram five finger kos to the foot.