What Every Runner Needs
No matter what kind of runner you are—a college sprinter, an everyday jogger, or a marathoner looking toward your next race—knowing how to run well is important. It doesn’t matter the distance you’re covering or the speed at which you’re covering it; knowing what your body needs to run efficiently and effectively is the best way to reach your goals.
Investing in your body is worth it to keep putting in the miles.
At FTP, we offer a running-specific session, called a running analysis, where we spend the full hour focusing on running better.
In short, a running analysis includes:
History-taking and goal-setting
Form analysis
Application
It starts with history-taking: How long have you been running? How far and how fast are you running? What shoes are you wearing? Have you had any injuries in the past? Are you having pain at any point in your runs? What are your running goals?
And no matter what your goal is—a faster PR, less pain, or staying right where you are—what comes next is valuable information to have in your back pocket.
This is the form analysis step. Your PT will have you run on our curved treadmill, and, once you reach your normal pace, he will film you from a few different angles. Once that’s done, your PT will walk through the footage with you and analyze things like heel strike, cadence, arm motion, hip drop, and more! (Don’t worry: all of it will be written down and sent home with you.)
The final step is applying what we’ve learned and enacting a plan to help you reach your running goals. This might include ways to alter your form, exercises to ease pain and strengthen muscles, or strength testing to dig a little deeper into any issues you might be having.
Whatever your situation and whatever your running goals, a running analysis at FTP is for every runner, injured or not.
Set up your running analysis now to start putting in the miles more effectively and and efficiently!
