Running gait analysis, made practical.
Evidence-based guides on reading your stride, spotting left/right imbalances, and the specific strength work that actually moves the needle. No form-policing, no shoe sales.
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Stretching vs Strength for Runners: What Prevents Injury
Stretching is running's most popular injury-prevention habit and its least supported. What the trials found, and what to put in the slot instead.
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Strength Training for Runners: What Actually Works
Strength training roughly halves overuse injuries and makes you more economical. The evidence, the dose, and how to know which muscle to train first.
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Ground Contact Time and Left/Right Asymmetry in Running
Ground contact time is the most useful number on your watch, and the gap between your two legs matters more than the number itself. Here's what to do about it.
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Runner's Knee: Why Your Knees Hurt When You Run
Knee pain is the most common thing that stops new runners. Here's what runner's knee actually is, why the fix is usually your hips, and what to do first.
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Hip Extension in Running: The Back Half of Your Stride
Limited hip extension at toe-off is the sign runners never check. Here's what the glute max really does, and why stretching your hip flexors won't fix it.
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Gait Analysis for Running Shoes: What the Shop Test Sees
The free gait analysis in a running shop is a shoe-fitting aid, not a screening. What those 30 seconds on the treadmill see, and how to get the useful version.
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Do Running Shoes Prevent Injuries? What the Research Says
Forty years of shoe tech has not moved running injury rates. What the trials found on stability, cushioning and pronation, and where to look instead.
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Overpronation in Running: What the Evidence Says
Overpronation gets blamed for running injuries, but the research doesn't back it. Here's what pronation really is, and the signs actually worth checking instead.
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Running Cadence: What the Science Actually Says
Running cadence is the most useful form lever you have, but 180 spm is a myth. Here's what the research shows, how to find your number, and how to change it.
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Overstriding: How to Tell If You Overstride and How to Fix It
Overstriding means your foot lands too far ahead of your body. Here's how to spot it from a phone video, why cadence is the first fix, and the strength work that backs it up.
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Contralateral Pelvic Drop: The Glute Medius Sign in Runners
When your pelvis drops on the opposite side during single-leg stance, it usually points to glute medius and lateral-hip weakness. Here's how to spot pelvic drop from a phone video and fix it.
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Left/Right Muscle Imbalances in Runners: How to Find and Fix Them
Running is thousands of single-leg reps, so left/right muscle imbalances show up in your stride. Here's how to spot them from a phone video and train them out.
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Dynamic Knee Valgus in Runners: Why Your Knee Caves In (and How to Fix It)
Dynamic knee valgus, the knee drifting inward under load, is the most reliable frontal-plane running sign. Here's what it means, why it's a hip problem, and how to train it out.
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Running Gait Analysis at Home: The Complete 2026 Guide
What running gait analysis really measures, what a single phone camera can and can't tell you, and how to turn your stride into a strength plan, without a lab or a treadmill.
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