Are Good Running Shoes Important?

Good running shoes are important because it have all the qualities to keep our foot and our posture in a good position .Such shoes are more of comfortable providing the proper movements of toes and foot.Also it will take care of your running foot posture, also shoes foot sole are soft and gives good friction to ground,avoid wetness of toes and foot and help covering more distance.

NO....!!!

Good running shoes are very important as they are meant specifically to cope up with the stresses imposed during running. Running puts lot of stress on the body especially on weight bearing joints. As compared to walking there is relatively high impact force generated while running. Good running shoes are designed to provide good shock absorption and minimize the ground reaction force. These shoes are flexible at mid sole and have strong healed counter, thereby supporting the plantar arch and aiding in improving performance. They are also known to minimize the tortional force at feet and ankle.

@Ravish....who says so....when you wear shoes tell me how do you land and how do u do it when you do not wear a shoe....what causes injury...?

hi anil,
whether you wear shoes or not, normally landing takes place with the first contact of your heel. So, strong healed counter of the running shoes helps in reducing the impact
thereby, reducing the chance of injury especially stress fractures.

Ravish.....sorry....you cant land on your heels without shoes...heel landing is not good for the body....with the shoes you are forced to do that....!!!

agreed heal landing is not good for body and thats why the shoes are meant. If you see normal human gait pattern heel strike occurs first.

@ravish,
agreed heal landing is not good for body and thats why the shoes are meant.----the point is SHOES forces for heal landing and that is why it is not recommended....in way a shoes creates more injuries....!!!!