—Relationship between (A) sagittal foot angle at initial contact (negative is indicative of a forefoot strike pattern) and change in AVLR, compared with HAB. (B) Change in sagittal foot angle at initial contact (negative suggests a change toward a forefoot strike pattern) and AVLR. AVLR indicates average vertical loading rate; BW, bodyweight; HAB, habitual; FFS, forefoot strike; MFS, midfoot strike; MI, minimalist index; RFS, rearfoot strike. Attribution: thenounproject.com/term/running/99411; by Norbert Kucsera under a Creative Commons license.

Citation: Journal of Applied Biomechanics 38, 5; 10.1123/jab.2021-0387