Study of the DSHS proves performance increase
A Study performed by the Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln (DSHS) under supervision of Dr. Achim Schmidt has examined the operating principle of the SOLESTAR carbon insoles.
The study has been published this year in July at the European Congress for Sports Sciences (ECSS). The results were significant: In average the test persons individual performance was increased by 6.9 % when riding the individually fitted SOLESTAR carbon insoles!
For the study at the DSHS (German University of Sports, Cologne)25 cyclists of different age and cycling level were asked to perform three spint tests wit the standard insoles of his racing bike shoes. It was examined wether an improvement of the average perfomance in a sprint situation can be achieved by dint of individually fitted carbon insoles. Each test person completed three sprint tests of eight seconds each with the standard soles of his own racing bike shoes. After a standardized warm-up phase of ten minutes, a total of three sprints lasting eight seconds each were performed in intervals of five minutes (recovery phase). The performance measurement was done on the test person’s own bicycle.
According to Dr. Schmidt the optimization of transmission of power by an even distribution of power over the entire midfoot axis and the support of the arch using individually fitted carbon insoles for racing bike shoes is apparently the decisive factor for these results.
