http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/gaitanalysis Questions tagged with 'gaitanalysis' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 05 May 2008 12:46:42 -0800 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:46:42 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/90597/The%2Dawkwardness%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dcrap%2Ddistance%2Drunner Please help me (age 30, healthy weight, no major physical ailments) learn to run like a normal human. I have never really been able to run correctly. even when I'm in excellent physical condition, I get winded very quickly when running. My running gait is awkward to the point that small children have laughed at me in public at softball games. I am assured by those who have seen me run that it's more of a fairly rapid stagger than a recognizable run. <br> <br> But running is incredibly appealing: the outdoors! the city! it's basically free once you get the shoes on! music! fresh air! I am willing to be incredibly uncomfortable in the normal new-to-running kind of way, but if I don't get help, I'll keep wasting energy and eventually injure myself<br> <br> I live in Manhattan, if that's relevant. Where and how can I re-learn to run? Is this something (generally speaking) that insurance might cover physical therapy for? Should I go to a sneaker store for a gait analysis? Is there a book, or a mnemonic? I have tried the Couchto5K program and it was great as far as getting me into better shape, but in the end you can't run a 5K if you can't run very well. <br> <br> Help me, MeFi, what can I do? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.90597 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:46:42 -0800 gaitanalysis jogging resolved running chesty_a_arthur