Shock absorption in running shoes: Explained and tested

Shock absorption refers to a shoe’s ability to reduce and spread out the impact forces that hit your body with every footstrike. When running, each step can create forces up to 3 times your body weight, leading to muscle fatigue and more stress on bones and joints. That’s why many modern shoes focus on improving shock absorption. It’s true that shock absorption it’s often mentioned alongside energy return, but the two are very different. A highly cushioned shoe might so[…]