Ready To Run Faster, More Efficiently…

& Enjoy Running For As Many Years As Possible?

Running Gait Analysis & Form Optimization

  • Personalized, In-depth video analysis of your unique biomechanics.

  • Tailored drills to customize your running form so your body moves at maximum efficiency.

Run at your highest potential and maximize your longevity.

Research-based and proven methods created by Doctors of Physical Therapy and running biomechanics specialists.

Daniel and Austin have guided hundreds of runners just like you in surpassing their performance goals, preventing injuries, and feeling great while they run!

  • The ‘Transform’ program can help you:

    • Prevent Injuries

    • Run Faster

    • Increase Mileage

    • Have Less Fatigue

    • Decrease Stress On Your Body

    • Feel Stronger, Smoother, & More Effortless While You Run

    • Have Less Soreness and Stiffness

    • Learn more about your running mechanics and how YOUR body moves

Uncovering & Fixing Inefficiencies In Your Form Is the fastest and most effective way to:

  1. Get faster while running more miles

  2. Prevent nagging aches & pains (both during & after your run)

  3. Get you to training goals

  4. Save valuable time & money…

    Money which would have been wasted using other methods (like endless generic stretching, foam rolling, or boring hip/core strength exercises). 

You’ll feel and see the difference right away within your very first run.

  • S.H.

    After performing his customized running drills, S.H. optimized his trunk lean and knee flexion at midstance allowing for improved forward momentum and decreasing wasted energy to make him a more efficient runner.

  • Lindsey (@lin.health)

    After performing her customized running drills, Lindsey optimized her base of support (step width) and significantly decreased her hip drop at midstance decreasing stress on her knees and hips and decreasing wasted energy to make her a healthier and more efficient runner.

  • Bryce G.

    After performing his customized running drills, Bryce G. optimized his stride by significantly decreasing his overstride at initial contact. His footstrike also moved from a heavy rearfoot strike to a midfoot strike. These two changed combined to significantly decrease stress on his knees resulting in pain free running and decreased breaking force to make him a healthier and more efficient runner.

  • Katie S. (@katrina_spratford)

    After performing her customized running drills, Katie S. optimized many things. This picture shows how her trunk lean now matches with her tibia lean (shin angle). This will optimize her forward momentum and lower extremity alignment making her a more efficient runner.

  • Ryan N.

    After performing his customized running drills, Ryan N. optimized his stride by creating a vertical tibia at initial contact (decreasing his overstride). His footstrike also moved from a rearfoot strike to a midfoot strike. These two changes combined to decrease ground reaction forces through his body and help him find a biomechanical sweet spot to improve his speed.

  • Katie W.

    After performing her customized running drills, Katie W. optimized a lot of different aspects of her running gait. This posterior view shows her significantly improved step width and decreased dynamic knee valgus. Both of these changes will significantly decrease stress on her legs (especially her knees) resulting in her injury free running. She is a healthier and more efficient runner today because of her awesome improvements.

Dr. Austin Webster and Dr. Daniel Strauss

Austin and Daniel are the co-founders of Athletic Kinetics. They founded Athletic Kinetics because of their desire to help athletes become the best version of themselves. They apply their expertise in biomechanics, kinesiology, applied functional anatomy, and mindset coaching to help runners exceed and achieve their goals. They are experts at helping athletes run faster, stay injury free, defy the affects of aging, and enjoy running for years to come. They are also both Doctors of Physical Therapy who specialize in orthopedic and sports physical therapy.

 What’s Included in the ‘Transform’ Gait Analysis?

  1. An in-depth running gait analysis performed by us! Personalized based on your injury history and training goals.

  2. A video of us analyzing your running gait, including the things you do well and the biggest opportunities for improvement.

  3. A practical summary of exactly what will transform your run so you can: optimize your running form, gain speed, decrease stress on your body, and run more efficiently.

  4. A custom program of pre-run drills that will target the specific inefficiencies we discovered in your analysis.

  5. Running form drill(s) which will fully integrate key techniques into your run and transform your gait.

    1. All of our exercises and drills were created specifically for runners and based on running biomechanics research.

      1. We hate cookie cutter exercises!

        1. Those same old “conventional” exercises (that you’ve probably already tried) don’t actually get you the result you want.

      2. Our methods will be novel to you, and you will be surprised just like so many of our other runners how much they felt the difference.

    2. The things we prescribe for you are based on your running gait analysis to correct any abnormal biomechanics, muscle activation, or mobility issues we uncover.

      1. This will:

        • Prime your body for movement.

        • Engage the muscles that are most important for running

        • Activate your nervous system to optimize your speed and improve your running efficiency.

        • Key in on a specific running technique that is most important to optimize your running form.

How is this different from any other running gait analysis?

  • In order to make the biggest improvements possible in runners, gait analysis must be:

    • Fully based on running biomechanics research

    • Objective and measurable

    • Comprehensive

    • Extremely precise and accurate

    • Specific to the individual

      • Incorporating prior injury history and movement limitations, current training, training goals, and other factors.

    • Simple and easy for the runner to understand

    • And most importantly: practical

      • It’s useless to gain knowledge but have NO idea what to do about it.

  • You would be very hard-pressed to find an analysis that does all of the above. And that’s exactly why Daniel and Austin saw this huge problem and committed to solving it for as many runners as possible!

  • Many running gait analyses out there can give you tons of data and information… but then they stop there. What is wrong with this?

    • First of all, it’s overwhelming to get a lot of information (which is why we take all the biomechanical complexities of an analaysis and boil it down to the most important and impactful metrics for our runners).

    • And second, the analysis DOES NOT MATTER if the end result it’s not actionable!

  • The ‘Transform’ Gait Analysis not only ensures that you understand what is going on with your running gait, but then it gives you the exact steps you need to fix the issues that are holding you back.

    • The programming we prescribe is quick and simple to perform. It is potent and effective at getting to the root of your inefficiencies while fixing them head on.

What will happen after I purchase a ‘Transform’ Running Gait Analysis?

  1. We will send you information about how to record your running gait. It’s actually really easy, so don’t worry!

  2. You will send us your videos.

  3. We will analyze your gait and develop your custom programming.

  4. We will then send you your:

    1. Running gait analysis video

    2. Summary of all the things you do well already as well as the biggest areas for improvement

    3. Custom programming of pre-run drills and running form drills

  5. You put it into action and reap the benefits of enhanced performance while feeling great both during and after your run.

Do I need any equipment?

No special equipment needed! If you have access to a treadmill, that is an easy way to get some good footage of you running. But a treadmill is not necessary at all. You only need your phone to film your running gait. The vast majority of our drills require no equipment and can be done anywhere!

 

Hear from some of our awesome athletes!

”In January I completed my second marathon after 9 rigorous months of marathon training. My legs had enough and my post marathon recovery was plagued with minor injuries that would not go away. I went to physical therapy for 2 months, did strength training for 4 months, and basically stopped running. Running was a huge part of my life and I wasn’t going to give up my efforts to rehabilitate and that is when I came across Daniel and Austin from Athletic Kinetics.”

“Daniel and Austin analyzed my gait and cadence and provided me with very professional and precise feedback. They provided me with custom exercises and a plan to warm up for each of my runs. Within a couple weeks, my nagging injuries started to subside! I feel great running again and look forward to having my gait analyzed again in a few months. This service has been invaluable to me! I would highly recommend this service to all runners to prevent injury and to increase your performance!”

Matt G.  5/21/2022

 

Have a question? Contact us below. We’d love to answer any questions you have!

Testimonials shown are real experiences from runners who participated in a program with Athletic Kinetics. Your results will vary depending upon your dedication and effort in the program, your past medical history, the extent of your running experience and skill, and other factors. The testimonials are based on the experiences of a few people and you are not likely to have similar results.