Find out how a gait analysis can benefit your cycling. PodoLondon explains why improving your performance and avoiding injury starts with your feet cycling
Every time non-cyclist patients notice the jerseys on the clinic walls, they ask me how cyclists can benefit from orthotics since they don’t land on their feet when cycling. They ask how an arch support can help them when only the toes are locked onto the pedal. The truth is orthotics and arch supports can make a huge difference to your cycling performance.Christophe Champs is a consultant in Podiatry and Biomechanics, and the founder of PODO Clinic and Workshop.
Riding your bike should help you build a strong body, it should not damage any of your joints. Muscles might be sore after exercising, and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as long as you listen to the pain, understand what caused it, and address it. Let’s take a look at how the body works in relation to your feet to help understand why so much is influenced by them.Your only foundation is your two feet, and each foot is different, but despite the imbalance this difference can make, our eyes are always levelled.
The alternated swing between the pelvic belt and the shoulder belt is easier to observe when walking than when cycling. Although the swing exists in both cases, despite having two hands on the bar when cycling, it is not as obvious to see when cycling, so a barefoot walking gait analysis is recommended. We can often guess at the asymmetry if the rider frequently experiences a burning sensation behind one shoulder blade but it will be just that: a guess.
To get started we need to put the bike aside when analysing the rider. I believe if both are well set up, the rider will then build a better relationship with the machine through his/her training.
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