Walking and running is very important as part of an overall fitness and health plan. However, doing these exercises correctly is an even more essential concept to understand. Over the weekend, Dr. Carvalho, Medical Director of FORMA, held a Gait Analysis Review at FORMA for members of A Snails Pace Running Academy – Strength & Conditioning for Runners (SCR) groups from Fountain Valley  and Brea.  SCR athletes were able to receive a detailed analysis of their running and walking biomechanics by viewing video footage captured earlier in the week. Unlike some forms of analysis that merely watch a person walk and run, Dr. Carvalho and A Snails Pace Coaches, Michelle Montiel (Fountain Valley) and Gaby Underwood (Brea), had each athlete view their own analysis on a computer screen that enables them to see their movements in slow-motion and from four different angles. This allowed the SCR Team and the athlete to closely see the details of their “bodymechanics” while walking and running, which reveals in real time the problem areas that affects each athlete’s ability to perform pain-free. The Computerized Video Gait Analysis gives each SCR athlete a visual feedback of the way they walk and run, uncovering each athlete’s limitations and compensatory forms of walking and running. This information is the most objective tool to allow for the coaches to plan training strategies to walk and run pain free… And, to ultimately enhance their performance,” Dr. Carvalho said.

Computer Screen during the Slow motion 4-View for Running Analysis