Foot Assessment + Shoe Fit

What is a Running Gait Analysis and Why is it Important?

A gait analysis is a method for identifying biomechanical abnormalities in the gait cycle, or in other words, it’s a tool used to assess the way in which you walk and run. It can be beneficial in that it can identify any overactive or underactive muscles in the feet, which could lead to potential injuries and inefficiencies in the future.

Many of the surfaces we run on today are hard and not forgiving, even several trail runs are done on fire roads which are compacted services. This means that the numerous tendons in our feet are not being worked and flexed in a natural way. This can lead to the breakdown and collapse of our stabilising aches leading to over-pronation.

We like to understand our runners and how they run so we can advise appropriately. We have now teamed up with FitLab who provides both video motion capture gait assessment and footscan plate diagnoses to make sure we can truly understand your feet.

Gait and Biomechanical Assessment & Shoe Fit

We have 2 main assessments:

Shoe Fit

This involves a consultation and assessment by our expertly trained staff using camera capture technology so we can identify foot structure. We will then help with the fitting of any shoes to make sure it fits around the heel, width of foot and toes.

Time allocated: 20 mins

Cost: £20 (This will be refunded against any purchase of shoes)

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Biomechanical Gait Assessment

This involves a consultation and assessment by our expertly trained staff using a 1 metre Forceplate to Identify the forces exerted by your feet during the running or walking gait cycle. This will help us identify any excessive loading or forces that can cause injury.

Time allocated: 40 mins

Cost: £49

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We have team up with FitLab, Fit2Go and Gait On video analysis to offer a full in-depth Biomechanical Movement Assessment and Body Screening Assessment.

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