Every runner's stride tells a story — and small inefficiencies in that story can quietly lead to lost speed, stalled progress, or nagging injuries. Whether you're training for your first 5K or chasing a marathon PR, the way your body moves matters just as much as how hard you train.
At PREP Performance Center in Lakeview Chicago and North Side, our Running Analysis pairs a hands-on assessment with treadmill gait review to uncover exactly what's holding your form back — so we can help you run more efficiently, recover faster, and stay healthy for the miles ahead.
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 avoid common pitfalls and reach your running goals more effectively. Whether you're training for a race or simply running for fitness, the insights from this assessment can be a genuine game-changer.
A running analysis is an invaluable tool for refining your form, especially while recovering from an injury. It helps pinpoint the elements of your running style that may have contributed to the issue so you can address them directly.
Small factors — like footwear or foot strike — can meaningfully affect your mechanics and risk of re-injury.
Our team identifies excessive movement patterns and inefficiencies that may be slowing you down or raising your injury risk.
Your mechanics are shaped by mobility, stability, footwear, and coaching — and even small adjustments can meaningfully improve speed, endurance, and efficiency.
We evaluate how your foot naturally rolls to absorb shock, along with mobility and strength limitations in your hips, knees, and ankles that can compromise your mechanics.
From there, we recommend the right exercises to improve your form and lower your injury risk.
$160 for a 60-minute session
*Services currently available at our Lakeview Chicago and North Side locations.
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.
