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

作     者：Daniel E.Lieberman Irene S.Davis Benno M.Nigg 

作者机构：Department of Human Evolutionary BiologyHarvard University Spaulding National Running Center’ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Harvard Medical School Human Performance Laboratory Faculty of Kinesiology The University of Calgary 

出 版 物：《Journal of Sport and Health Science》 (运动与健康科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2014年第3卷第2期

页      面：65-66,152页

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学科分类：0403[教育学-体育学] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 04[教育学] 

主　　题：necessity shoes sophisticated doubt millions running essentially likely debate briefly 

摘      要：Barefoot running has been around for millions of years,and it is safe to presume that for most of that time,the practice occasioned little *** ancestors ran barefoot because they had no *** footwear was first invented during the last 40,000 years (no doubt at different times and in different places),shoes were by necessity minimal-essentially sandals and moccasins-designed to protect the sole of the foot but lacking any of the sophisticated features and materials present in modem running shoes such as elevated cushioned heels,arch supports,and toe *** of these features were invented in the 1970s,and they quickly became more popular and sophisticated as running underwent a worldwide ***,the vast majority of runners think it is normal to wear cushioned running shoes,and would never dream of running without them.