(PhysOrg.com) -- New research is casting doubt on the old adage, "All you need to run is a pair of shoes." Scientists have found that those who run barefoot, or in minimal footwear, tend to avoid ...

The right pair of shoes can make all the difference. This is as true for horses as it is for people, according to new research from animal scientists and engineers from UConn. Sarah Reed, associate ...

Humans have engaged in endurance running for millions of years 1, but the modern running shoe was not invented until the 1970s. For most of human evolutionary history, runners were either barefoot or ...

Researchers show that children and adolescents who spend most of their time barefoot develop motor skills differently from those who habitually wear shoes. Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, this ...

Background Advocates of barefoot running suggest that it is more natural and may be a way to minimise injury risk. In contrast, opponents believe shoes are needed to adequately cushion and support the ...

The requirement for thoroughbreds to wear shoes in some showing classes has come under the microscope as riders ask – why? Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) requires horses to be shod all round in its ...

2 Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 3 Department of Movement Science, Biomechanics, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, ...

Possible shod hominin tracks in the Garden Route National Park, South Africa. Charles Helm When and where did our ancestors first fashion footwear? We cannot look to physical evidence of shoes for the ...

New research finds that children and adolescents who spend most of their time barefoot develop motor skills differently from those who habitually wear shoes. Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, this ...