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The clothes don't make the man, but wearing no shoes might make the runner. A study of people who habitually run barefoot shows that these runners' feet strike the ground in a way that tempers impact forces and smooths the running movement, reports a study appearing online January 27 in Nature.
Though the results suggest that barefoot running might have benefits, it's too soon to say whether this style is less likely to cause injuries, the researchers say.
