Gait analysis advice please 😊

[Onewomanscrusade]

Hello fellow runners 👍.

I’m considering upgrading the old footwear and having a gait analysis. I’ve got a local shop that does it for £20 then takes the price off the trainers or DW sports which is free but a chain. Is there a fundamental difference in what different businesses do or is there something I should ask or lookout for? 🤔.

Thanks in advance if you can help 😊

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Is the shop a chain or just a small independent?

You should find that they look at your feet and ankles, make you roll up your trousers, take your socks off (yes) and walk about barefoot back and forth. They may ask you to bend your knees/squat, this shows which way your feet naturally roll.

They should then try you in various shoes, may ask you to run outside in them but the "gait" bit is when they put you on the treadmill. They'll let you get into a rhythm then film your feet and watch it back with you pointing out things about how you run.

Most shops don't charge outright but it is a fair amount of time if they don't make a sale out of it.

If you have the offer of running outside a bit in the shoes do it as you can only really tell how they feel when you do your thing 👍🏻😁

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Big Thanks for this. Ones a small independent and the DW chain. I’ll try and support small businesses when I can and if I feel it’s value for money. Will look into what I’ll get for my money I think. 👍👍

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate in reply to Onewomanscrusade]

Check online reviews for each shop too. It can come down to how experienced/knowledgeable the staff member is. The most crucial part is getting the size right. You can measure your own feet to get a guide...

Stand on a piece of a4 and mark behind each heel and in front of your longest toe on each foot. Measure diagonally from the heel to toe for each foot. Then add .5cm. So my feet measure 24cm so I need min 24.5cm shoes. You'll see on most sports shoe boxes it will state cms too or check the manufacturer website, their international size chart should show Japan which is just in cms anyway.

You should expect a full size bigger than your street shoe size or even 1.5 sizes. All manufacturers sizes are different that's why knowing the cms is so useful.

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Wow thanks GoGo_JoJo. I’ll try that out and check online reviews too 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Most specialist sports shops don't charge for a gait analysis, however, I would imagine that after about 30 minutes in the shop, which included a gait analysis on a treadmill, several shoes which the analysis recommended and you walked out of the shop not buying anything the person in the shop wouldn't be too happy.

When I went for my gait analysis I was determined to buy the recommended shoes which I did, my normal shoe, slipper, boot size is 7, but my recommendation running shoes are size 8, if I remember correctly the size is slightly less than the proper size 8, anyway, they are the dearest shoes that I have ever bought but well worth the money and are very comfortable to say the least. 😊

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks AlMorr. I’m happy to invest in something that will work for me but obv don’t want to go too crazy lol. I’m kind of thinking having the right tools for the job 😊

[Twinkle9 Graduate]

I used up and running I think they are a chain? They were excellent and didn’t charge me but I did buy the trainers. To be honest I would have happily paid for the analysis as they spent a long time working out which are the best trainers etc.

[Onewomanscrusade Graduate in reply to Twinkle9]

We used to have up and running in our city but I think they’ve gone now. If I go for the independent shop, I will probably buy there and at least the £20 will come off the final price 😊

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