Even if you are not a runner, understanding the gait cycle and the typical patterns of your specific gait is fundamental for biomechanical analysis. Analyzing gait is the main tool of diagnostics for biomechanists - similar to what a MRI scan means for a doctor.

This course aims to help you to optimize your own walking or running technique. For that, we first need to understand the biomechanics of the lower extremity joints and the main principles of gait in general. Then, we can separate the gait cycle into different phases and analyze the biomechanics of each of them individually. Moreover, we will look into the keys of energy conservation and look at certain movement patterns that make walking and running more efficient. Ultimately, you will be able to perform a full gait analysis on yourself and determine how you can address certain issues and conduct possible improvements.

Understanding The Gait Cycle Is Fundamental For Pursuing A Successful Career In Biomechanics.

As a studied biomechanist myself, I study the science of human locomotion and find ways to analyze and optimize movements. This course contains lots of valuable scientifically proven knowledge that I have gained over the years studying and working in the field of biomechanics, put together into 25+ lectures and over 1.5 hours of content. Let me share it with you.

After finishing this course, you will be able to:

1. Understand how the gait cycle forms the foundation of all movements in sports

2. Know the details of each individual phase of the walking and the running gait cycle

3. Understand the anatomy and the function of the joints of the lower body

4. Understand the biomechanical differences between walking and running

5. Optimize your own walking and running technique

The following questions will be answered in this course:

Introduction

• How is the course structured?

• Why is the gait cycle so important to understand for biomechanical analysis?

• Which terms to describe movements and locations are used in the field of biomechanics?

Biomechanics Of The Joints

• How are the joints of the human body built?

• Which types of joints are there?

• How exactly do the joints of the lower extremities function?

The Walking Gait Cycle

• What are stance and swing phase and which subphases belong to them?

• How are the biomechanics changing during each phase of the gait cycle?

• How do the kinematics and kinetics of walking allow us to move more efficiently?

The Running Gait Cycle

• How are the biomechanics changing during the phases of the running gait cycle?

• What are the biomechanical differences between walking and running?

• Which elastic mechanisms help us to minimize the energy expenditure while running?

Gait Analysis

• How can we analyze our own gait?

• What needs to be considered when performing a gait analysis?

• What are some atypical movement patterns that are very common among many people?

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