Standard running shoes usually have more padding in the heel to help cushion landings. Most minimalist shoes, on the other hand, have zero drop, with no difference between heel and toe height.

Having already spent some time testing the original Xero Scrambler Low, a very good all-terrain barefoot shoe for ...

Methods Ground reaction force data and kinematics were collected from 22 highly trained runners during overground running while barefoot and in three shod conditions (minimalist shoe, racing flat ...