Are shoes better than bare feet for runners?

When it comes to the human body's use of oxygen and its production of carbon dioxide, running with shoes is more efficient than running barefoot. This is the latest finding of the Locomotion Lab at the University of Colorado, which has studied running and walking for decades.

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