Article Of Footwear For Proprioceptive Training

摘要

A method of proprioceptive training using an article of athletic equipment having an article of footwear, a knee coupling member, and a biasing member is disclosed. The method includes securing the article of footwear to a foot and securing the knee coupling member to a leg superiorly and inferiorly about a knee joint thereof. Moreover, the method includes biasing the article of footwear relative to the knee coupling member using the biasing member to bias the foot toward plantarflexion relative to the leg to increase proprioception of the foot relative to the leg.

主权项

1. An article of athletic equipment configured to be secured to a leg and a foot of a wearer, the article of athletic equipment comprising:
an article of footwear configured to secure to the foot; a coupling member configured to secure to the leg; and a biasing member that has a first end attached to the article of footwear and a second end attached to the coupling member, the biasing member having a length that is measured from the first end to the second end, the biasing member being elastic and configured to stretch to vary the length of the biasing member, the biasing member configured to elastically bias the first end and the second end toward each other to bias the article of footwear toward a plantarflexion direction.