Gait Analysis
Running is a skill. Let’s find the intentional shifts that launch you forward.
Running is a skill that can be practiced, refined and mastered.
Most runners treat their gait as something that just is, but your stride can be a powerful performance tool. Whether you’re chasing a personal best or building a more resilient body, our gait analysis is designed to help you move with more efficiency, more power, and more joy.
Running is ultimately a game of force and energy management. To run faster and longer, you need to drive maximum force into the ground to propel yourself forward, while burning the absolute minimal amount of energy to do it.
With our comprehensive gait analysis, we help you:
Identify Energy Leaks: Where are you wasting effort that could be driving your next personal best?
Increase Injury Resilience to ensure uninterrupted training blocks: A recent study showed that runners who underwent gait training were 62% less likely to develop an injury over the following year in comparison to a control group with no training. Fewer weeks away from training means more potential for performance gains.
Improve Force Management: Are you absorbing impact effectively, or is it forcing your tissues to take on unnecessary load instead of channelling that energy into forward momentum??
Let’s find your fast!
Who It’s For
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The Performance Seeker
You’re healthy, committed and ready to see what happens when you get intentional about your mechanics to help you unlock your next level of speed and efficiency.
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The Pain-Free Injury-Prone Runner
You’re currently feeling good, but you’ve dealt with recurring "niggles" or a heartbreaking injury derailing your training blocks, and want to build a durable foundation that stands up to the rigours of training.
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The Field, Court, or Hybrid Athlete
Running is a massive part of your sport, but you don’t consider yourself a "true runner”. Whether you’re a soccer player looking to unlock explosive acceleration on the pitch, or a Hyrox athlete tired of letting the run hold back your overall time, we help you optimize your gait so your running becomes a competitive advantage, not a bottleneck.
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The New Runner
You want to build efficient movement patterns from day one, setting yourself up for a lifetime of fast, healthy miles.
Our Approach to Run Technique
We don’t just watch you run on a treadmill and hand you a printout. We look at the whole athlete, including your goals, history and experience as a runner. That means:
Comprehensive Movement Screen: Before the treadmill, we dive into your history, training habits, and goals to understand the runner behind the stride. We assess your strength and mobility to understand how your unique body moves. We don't chase a "textbook" gait; we find the most powerful, efficient strategy for your body.
Video Gait Analysis: We "nerd out" on the frames that matter, showing you exactly what is happening in your stride in real-time. We connect the dots between your running mechanics and the other findings in your history and assessment, showing you how shifting just a few variables can be the exact difference between simply running well and running your absolute best.
Collaborative Strategy: We provide simple, personalized cues and run-specific drills that are actionable and digestible. You’ll walk away with a clear strategy you can actually implement on your very next run, a solid understanding behind the “why” of what we recommend, and ready to move with more confidence and less effort.
Our team's deep, personal love for running is the heartbeat of everything we do.
Frequently Asked Questions About Gait Analysis
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It is a comprehensive evaluation of how you move while running. We combine video analysis with a physical assessment of your strength and mobility to understand the "why" behind your technique, then offer strategies to help you achieve your goals faster and with greater confidence (and hopefully, fun!).
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Not at all! Whether you’re lacing up for your first 5K or your tenth 100-miler, understanding your mechanics is a great strategy to ensure that you get the most out of your time on the run.
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Not at all! In fact, many of our favorite sessions are with healthy runners who want to "pre-hab" or find more efficiency and speed.
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Yes! We offer high-quality virtual gait assessments where we guide you through filming your run and then meet via video to review the findings and plan.
Please note that, while we are happy to offer this service to runners around the world (and what a delight to connect with and support you!), for it to be billed as Physiotherapy or Chiropractic, the athlete must be in Ontario. If you are not in Ontario, it will be billed as a Coaching service, which may limit your ability to have coverage from your extended health benefits. -
Yes. These sessions are performed by our Physiotherapy and Chiropractic teams, meaning they are covered under most extended health insurance plans.
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Just your usual running gear and your most-used running shoes (clean, please!). If you use orthotics or specific insoles, bring those too!
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To ensure we have time for the physical screen, the video analysis, and the implementation of your new plan, we typically book these as a 60-minute session. If you are coming from out of town or anticipate that follow-up sessions will be challenging, please consider booking a 90-minute session.
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Do: Wear comfortable running clothes and clean-ish shoes. Ideally, wear contrasting colours (e.g., light top, dark shorts), so your movement patterns are easy to see on camera.
Do: Expect to run on a treadmill for about 5 minutes total.
Don’t: Overthink it. We don't want to see your "pretty" run; we want to see how you move naturally so we can help you build on it.
Let’s find your fast.
We'd love to help you get faster and stay healthy, too.