SPORTFIT LAB

Whether you run for pleasure, exercise, or competition, you'll benefit from our professional Running Form and Gait Analysis service.  Although many people consider running a "natural" activity, very few of us run efficiently enough to prevent injuries and maximize our performance.  At SPORTFIT LAB, our goals are to correct any errors in running form; recommend any changes in footwear that will improve your running biomechanics; and determine which exercises you should be doing to improve your running form and avoid injury.  To achieve these goals, we employ the latest scientific and biomechanical principles and go through a comprehensive series of steps:

♦  SportsMotion Video Analysis - After a brief warmup, you run at your normal speed on our treadmill.  [The treadmill can simulate a 5-minute mile and inclines up to 15%].  While you run, we record video of your motion, both from the side and the rear.  After completing your run, we review your video together, using stop-action and slow-motion to analyze each component of your technique: foot impact, stride length, vertical motion, hip levels, pronation, etc.

♦  Fitness and Body Analysis - We also gather data on your fitness and running history; and your running and/or competitive goals.  Finally, we measure your posture, strength, and flexibility to determine how your musculature might be affecting your running motion.

♦  Running Technique Coaching - We return to the treadmill to help you work on a more efficient motion, whether it's your stride length, your stride rate, your foot position, your body position, etc.

♦  Final Report and Recommendations - Lastly, we follow up with a comprehensive report of our findings, along with our recommendations for technique, exercise, and/or equipment changes.  Once you've had a few months to work on implementing changes, we recommend you return for re-analysis, so we can determine if you've reached your goals or still need to make further improvements.