Carbon fiber insole

Carbon fiber insole has no effect on net metabolic power in humans.

“Neither knee and hip mechanics nor net metabolic power were consistently affected by footwear stiffness.”

Human trialwalking across slopes; no consistent effectflat carbon fiber insoles9F/10Ms

Can increasing footwear bending stiffness ameliorate age-related mechanical and metabolic deficits in walking?

PeerJ·30 Jul 2026

Carbon fiber insole increases peak ankle joint moment in humans (∼10% increase versus baseline standardized shoe).

“At the ankle, peak joint moment increased by ∼10% in the stiffest footwear compared with the baseline standardized shoe.”

Human trialcompared with the baseline standardized shoeflat carbon fiber insolesankle jointstiffest footwear9F/10Ms

Can increasing footwear bending stiffness ameliorate age-related mechanical and metabolic deficits in walking?

PeerJ·30 Jul 2026

Carbon fiber insole increases negative power distal to the hindfoot in humans.

“increased negative power of the foot+shoe structures distal to the hindfoot (foot+shoe complex as a whole).”

Human trialwalking across slopesflat carbon fiber insolesfoot9F/10Ms

Can increasing footwear bending stiffness ameliorate age-related mechanical and metabolic deficits in walking?

PeerJ·30 Jul 2026

Carbon fiber insole decreases negative power magnitude distal to the forefoot in humans.

“Increasing footwear stiffness reduced the magnitude of negative power from the foot+shoe structures distal to the forefoot”

Human trialwalking across slopesflat carbon fiber insolesfoot9F/10Ms

Can increasing footwear bending stiffness ameliorate age-related mechanical and metabolic deficits in walking?

PeerJ·30 Jul 2026