Weight of boots

[Wildfisher]

I read just the other day that a weight of 1 pound on your feet required the same effort as 5 pounds on your back. Anyone heard this or similar?
If it's true it makes you think about hill footwear!

[Fishtales]

Do a Google Fred. It has been around since 1953 and yes I have heard and read about it for the past forty odd years

[IanR]

I've a couple of pairs of Sketchers. I don't even know that they're on 

[Bobfly]

Quite an old comparison but I'm not sure what the actually measured science is. Maybe treadmill effort measurements. Plenty light boots around now and folk using trainers on hills.

[Guest_8]

Yup, centrifugal force, the effort required to move the foot from back to front position, arcing around the hip.

I wear running shoes on the hills as much as possible, unless it's gonna be a really cold, boggy affair. (Galloways I'm looking at you.)

[Wildfisher]

Me and my old walking pal were discussing this last time we were out. I bought a pair of Merrell MOABS and they made a big difference. Not so sure they will be much good in the wet though and certainly not in snow.