Running Barefoot Running

The following first source focusses on precisely what it implies, barefoot running. The video clip compares the advantages of running with and without shoes. The video inaugurates with the author Ruben Meerman stating that due to absence of shoe usage in humans for hundreds and thousands of years, ‘some’ people may think that running without shoes how humans should be running by default (Meerman, 2012.) What catalyst has most likely attempted to do is provide these people with a second point of view in terms of the new barefoot running phenomenon, thus they are the likely the target audience.
The clip proceeds to show tests that are conducted comparing the performance between running barefoot and with shoes (Meerman, 2012.) The results indicate that there are adverse effects associated with running with shoes, the author recommends being cautious and aware when changing from shoes to barefoot running, due to changes in muscle use (Meerman, 2012.) Evidence for these claims is backed up with usage of expert insight, and experiments conducted to test the effects of running with and without shoes. The expert insight comes through the Biomechanist Professor Joseph Hamill, that …show more content…
Force of impact is also analysed through sensors on the floor, the claim being that running with shoes increases this impact, the implication likely being that it could likely cause greater injury (Meerman, 2012.) The source provides good insight into one specific study, but does not reference any other studies maybe showing contrasting results. The author claims that he feels like he has “run a marathon already” (Meerman, 2012) during the first test with shoes, this could likely mean that the test is slightly biased as results may be skewed due to