The effects of running shoe stack height on running style and stability during level running at different running speeds.

The footwear market contains a wide variety of running shoe solutions aiming at optimizing performance and minimizing injuries. Stack height is one of the most highly discussed design features of running shoes, but its effects are not yet well understood. This study investigated the effects of different shoes differing mainly in their stack heights (High: 50 mm, Medium: 35 mm and Low: 27 mm) on running style and stability during treadmill running at 10 and 15 km/h.

The effects of different shoe stack heights and running speeds on full-body running coordination: An uncontrolled manifold analysis.

Stack height is a highly discussed key design feature of running shoes but its effects are not well understood. This study analyzed how shoe stack height and running speed influence full-body running coordination and motor variability structure using an uncontrolled manifold (UCM) analysis. The joint angle variability (i.