Studies and Reports

To investigate the influence of the 'kyBoot' and 'Joya' shoes designed by Karl Müller Sr and Jr on gait when walking and running, and on the forces affecting the feet, the Biomechanics Institute at ETH Zurich (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) carried out a study including gait analysis. The study involved 12 test subjects (barefoot, kyBoot, Joya, MBT and 3 test subjects with Joyssy), high-speed videos of the heel strike, kinetic measurements of the ground reaction force and kinematic measurements of the body position and movement.   See the study  PDF (2.4 MB) Summary of conclusions:  1. kyBoot/Joya trigger greater...

“Sports are necessary for mental agility. If you want to know how fit your brain is, feel your leg muscles." Johannes Holler, neuroscientistEven Aristotle knew that exercise has a positive effect on thinking ability. The Greek philosopher liked to lecture his students while taking a walk with them. For more than 2,000 years this teaching method was considered an idiosyncratic oddity, but today studies show that there is a link between exercise and mental ability.The sports scientist Prof. Wildor Hollmann investigated that link. Hollmann carried out an experiment with two groups of students. During the test they heard nonsense syllables...

The Harvard Business School researched the office of the future and discovers that kybun is on the leading edge! See how the office of the future looks according to the Harvard Business Review. PDF (1.4 MB)(C) Harvard Business School 2008

  A recent study shows link between prolonged sitting and increased mortality. The research team from the "Pennington Biomedical Research Center" proves in its study that prolonged sitting is very negative impact on health. The long-term study with more than 17,000 study participants shows that sitting increases the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and other diseases. This connection could even be found among the physically active subjects. This observation is important because it shows that long hours of passive sitting cannot be compensated with occasional exercise. Moderate exercise is therefore an extremely important factor for a healthy life in today's...