Effects of Surface Inclination on the Vertical Loading Rates and Landing Pattern during the First Attempt of Barefoot Running in Habitual Shod Runners

Table 2

Comparison of landing pattern during barefoot and shod running under three surface conditions.

HS ratio (%)	Barefoot	Shod
Level	46.70 ± 43.61	84.27 ± 36.39	0.001
Inclined	32.28 ± 40.07	67.77 ± 42.80	0.002
Declined	37.92 ± 42.03	76.74 ± 37.51	0.001
	0.558	0.413

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).
p < 0.01.