Introduction: The past, present, and future of research on running barefoot and in minimal shoes

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摘要 Barefootrunninghasbeenaroundformillionsofyears,anditissafetopresumethatformostofthattime,thepracticeoccasionedlittleinterest.Ourancestorsranbarefootbecausetheyhadnoshoes.Whenfootwearwasfirstinventedduringthelast40,000years(nodoubtatdifferenttimesandindifferentplaces),shoeswerebynecessityminimal-essentiallysandalsandmoccasins-designedtoprotectthesoleofthefootbutlackinganyofthesophisticatedfeaturesandmaterialspresentinmodemrunningshoessuchaselevatedcushionedheels,archsupports,andtoesprings.Mostofthesefeatureswereinventedinthe1970s,andtheyquicklybecamemorepopularandsophisticatedasrunningunderwentaworldwideboom.Today,thevastmajorityofrunnersthinkitisnormaltowearcushionedrunningshoes,andwouldneverdreamofrunningwithoutthem.
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出版日期 2014年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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