Gait Cycle: Understand The Biomechanics Of Walking & Running

Optimize Your Own Gait: Get To Know The Biomechanics Of The Joints, The Phases Of The Gait Cycle & How To Analyze Gait

What you'll learn

Learn how the gait cycle forms the foundation for all athletic movements

Get to know each individual phase of the human gait cycle

Understand how the biomechanics change during the respective phase

Become familiar with the basics about biomechanics

Learn how the running gait cycle differs from the walking gait cycle

Optimize your own walking and running technique

Requirements

Interest in understanding how we move

Description

IMPROVE YOUR WALKING & RUNNING TECHNIQUE BY UNDERSTANDING THE BIOMECHANICS!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:Understand how the gait cycle forms the foundation of all movements in sportsKnow the details of each individual phase of the walking and the running gait cycleUnderstand the anatomy and the function of the joints of the lower bodyUnderstand the biomechanical differences between walking and runningOptimize your own walking and running techniqueThe following questions will be answered in this course:IntroductionHow 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 JointsHow 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 CycleWhat 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 CycleHow 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 AnalysisHow 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?Of course, there is a 30-day money-back guarantee from Udemy. Feel free to enroll now to see if this course is for you!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome To This Online Course!

Lecture 2 Course Structure & Overview

Lecture 3 The Importance Of The Gait Cycle

Lecture 4 Planes & Axes

Lecture 5 Location & Movement Terminology

Section 2: Biomechanics Of The Joints

Lecture 6 Anatomy & Functioning Of Joints

Lecture 7 Joint Types

Lecture 8 Function Of The Pelvis

Lecture 9 Function Of The Hip Joint

Lecture 10 Anatomy Of The Knee Joint

Lecture 11 Function Of The Ankle Joint

Section 3: The Walking Gait Cycle

Lecture 12 Definition & Parameters

Lecture 13 Stance Phase

Lecture 14 Swing Phase

Lecture 15 Walking Kinematics

Lecture 16 Arm Swing

Section 4: The Running Gait Cycle

Lecture 17 Definition & Parameters

Lecture 18 Running Kinematics

Lecture 19 Elastic Mechanisms

Section 5: Gait Analysis

Lecture 20 Analyzing Your Own Gait

Lecture 21 Atypical Gait

Lecture 22 Conclusion

Section 6: Additional Content

Lecture 23 Location & Movement Terminology

Lecture 24 Joint Types

Lecture 25 Phases Of The Gait Cycle

Lecture 26 Muscle Map

Lecture 27 Bone Map

Anybody who is interested in the human biomechanics