Gait analysis
Our standard fitting. We watch how you run, measure the metrics that matter and test you in several shoes to find the right pair.
- One shoe, road or trail
- £20 back against shoes bought on the day
Gait Analysis
Bog Dog Running are the exclusive provider of the Arionhub Gait Analysis in the Midlands
What is a Gait Analysis?
Gait analysis provides runners with essential information about their running style. This information is always important, as no matter how long you have been running, knowing your running style plays a crucial part in selecting the right shoes.
Gait analysis involves running for a few minutes on a treadmill while a recording by our Bog Dog Running Staff, who will then explain their findings in simple terms. Runners can then choose which shoes they prefer/like- selecting cushioning, structured cushioning and maximum support - based on the results.
As well as helping runners to find the right shoe by assessing the movement of the foot, video gait analysis also looks at leg and body movement to see if running efficiency can be improved. By slowing the video down (using the ARION technology) and viewing the different running stages in detail, we can help identify certain movements which may be triggering injuries or reducing efficiency.
The Experience
When you come in for your gait analysis, one of our experienced team members will first discuss your running with you, asking for details such as your goals, any injury history, the types of surfaces that you run on and the distances you are running. These can all have a bearing on the shoes that are recommended. It is always best to bring the shoes that you have been running in recently as they show a lot of clues about your running history to date. It doesn’t matter how old they are or what condition they are in!
Appointments are essential for gait analysis. To book, please click the button below.
Choose your session
Every session is one to one with a specialist fitter, on the treadmill, in store on Broad Street. Whichever you book, £20 comes back as credit against shoes you buy on the day.
Multi-shoe fitting
Two pairs, one visit. A road shoe and a trail shoe, or two road shoes to rotate. The extra 15 minutes gives us time to test properly for both.
- Fitted for two different shoes
- £20 back against shoes bought on the day
Not sure which? Book the standard session. If you decide on the day you'd like a second pair looked at, we'll do what we can in the time.
Shoe comparison
- Quickly compare several shoes and get a recommendation for the best performing and best safety ones
- View the exact gait-line using our intuitive pressure map of every single step
- Understand how the load is distributed throughout the lower body and a personalised prediction of injury risk
”I tested four pairs of shoes, and I got a clear picture of which shoes were best for me and why.”
Video analysis
- Interactive annotations to customise the customer experience
- Show the position of a body part while landing
- Drawing tool to help visualise the curves of the body and highlight angles to show the position of a body part while landing
”I had never actually seen myself run before, and it was a game-changer in helping me choose the right running shoes.”
Movement Metrics
- Live generation of different key movement metrics
- View a live animated digital footstrike from within any shoe
- Producing a predicted bioload to help our customers reduce their risks of injury
”When I received my digital footstrike, I was able to see my movement in a whole new light.”
Digital flyer
Once you have completed a session with us using the ARIONHUB at our store, the digital flyer is sent to your email address. When you get home, you can review your results & share them with fellow runners. The digital flyer contains all the important insights such as:
- Contact information to our store
- Information about the shoe you tried on
- Take-aways on key metrics
- Biomechanical loads, pressure and metrics over time
- Average metrics & performance
What your gait analysis will — and won’t — tell you
Forty-five minutes, or an hour if you’re being fitted for two pairs. One to one, on the treadmill and in a lot of different shoes. Here’s what that gets you, and what it honestly can’t.
From £40, with £20 back as credit against any shoes you buy in the session
What we’ll do
- Work out whether you’re better suited to a neutral or a stability shoe, and why.
- Put you in several pairs rather than one, and compare how each actually behaves under you — that’s the bit you can’t do from a review.
- Get the size right. More people are in the wrong size than in the wrong shoe.
- Ask what feels good. Comfort is the single best predictor of whether a shoe works for someone, and your opinion counts for more here than any measurement.
- Give you a few things to watch for, so small niggles stay small.
What it can’t do
- It isn’t treatment. If something hurts now, the right shoes can take pressure off it, but they won’t clear up an injury. That’s a physio’s job — ask us and we’ll point you towards someone good.
- There’s no perfect shoe. We’re stacking the odds heavily in your favour, not promising a flawless result. Anyone telling you otherwise is selling something.
- The final call is yours. We’ll tell you what we’ve seen and what we’d pick. You know how your own feet feel better than we do.
One practical note Try shoes on, walk about, take as long as you need in the shop — that’s exactly what we’re here for. Once a pair has been run in outdoors we can’t sell them on, so we can’t take them back unless there’s a fault. If you’re torn between two pairs on the day, say so: we’d far rather spend another ten minutes on it than have you leave unsure.
Gait analysis takes most of the guesswork out of buying running shoes. What it means is that you walk out with a pair chosen for the way you actually run — not for the way the marketing says you should.