Every runner's stride tells a story. Small changes in strength, mobility, balance, or gait mechanics can affect how efficiently you move and how your body handles the demands of running. Understanding these factors can help you train with purpose and stay miles ahead.
At PREP Performance Center in Chicago, our Running Analysis pairs movement assessment with treadmill running gait analysis to give you a clearer picture of how your body moves while you run.
evaluates your strength, mobility, balance, power, and gait mechanics to identify the impairments impacting your performance and injury risk.
These findings guide a personalized training plan built to improve your efficiency, speed, and long-term durability as a runner.
A Running Analysis at PREP gives you a complete picture of how your body moves and performs, helping you identify areas that may be affecting your running and work toward your goals more effectively. From race training to running for fitness, the insights from this assessment can help you make more informed decisions about your training.
A running analysis can help refine your form as you return to running after an injury. It can identify movement patterns that may have contributed to the issue and help guide the next steps in your recovery.
Factors such as footwear and foot strike can influence your running mechanics and may be important considerations during your return to running.
Our team identifies movement patterns and inefficiencies that may be affecting your speed, endurance, or running efficiency.
Your mechanics are influenced by mobility, stability, strength, footwear, and training. Understanding these factors can help you make targeted improvements to your running.
We evaluate how your foot moves to absorb shock, along with mobility and strength limitations in your hips, knees, and ankles that may affect your running mechanics.
From there, we can recommend exercises and strategies designed to address the areas identified during your assessment.
Are you dealing with recurring aches, pain, or a running plateau? A Running Analysis at PREP Performance Center takes a closer look at how your body moves while you run.
We analyze your running mechanics to identify movement patterns that may be contributing to pain, inefficiency, or increased injury risk, then provide personalized recommendations to help you run stronger and more efficiently.