RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Influence of footwear features on oxygen consumption and running economy: a review A1 Melero Lozano, Miguel Ángel A1 San Antolín Gil, Marta A1 Vicente Campos, Davinia A1 López Chicharro, José A1 Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo A1 Losa Iglesias, Marta Elena A1 Rodríguez Sanz, David A1 Calvo Lobo, César K1 Oxygen consumption K1 Shoes - Design K1 Calzado K1 Confort K1 Diseño K1 Running K1 Carreras K1 Sports K1 Deportes K1 Sports - Technological innovations K1 Deportes - Innovaciones tecnológicas K1 Materials science K1 Ciencia de los materiales K1 3312 Tecnología de Materiales K1 2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio AB It has been reported that the new technology applied to current racing shoes has increased the performance of runners who use this kind of footwear. This improvement has been proven in the scientific literature in relation to oxygen consumption. Nevertheless, as it is a novel topic, there is a lack of knowledge about which specific features achieve a decrease in oxygen consumption during running. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the features of footwear, specifically the shoe mass, the cushioning system, the longitudinal bending stiffness and the comfort feeling on running economy. This review was carried out from the bibliographic search in the main databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Plus and Medline and considering the PRISMA statement as a reference so that an analysis of the results has been obtained together with the methodological quality and risk of bias of the studies. Nineteen articles met the inclusion criteria, which presented a moderate/high methodological quality, and an analysis of their results was carried out. Footwear features such as the shoe mass, the cushioning system and the longitudinal bending stiffness produce advantages compared to other footwear that does not include this technology. Due to the lack of evidence, the influence of comfort feeling on oxygen consumption has not been proved. PB MDPI SN 2076-3417 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/69598 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/69598 LA eng NO Applied Sciences, 2023, Vol. 13, Nº. 1, 23 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 25-dic-2024