Your feet and where you load
Foot strike, how the load travels through the foot, and what your ankle does on contact. Where a lot of shin, Achilles and plantar trouble starts.
Running & gait analysis · Malvern East, Melbourne
Running and gait analysis that tells you why, not just what.
Plenty of people can film you running and tell you that you overpronate. I’m a qualified personal trainer certified in human biomechanics, and the useful part is what comes next: what’s causing it, why it keeps costing you, and the training that changes it. Those two clips are me, before and after.
Before
After
- ★★★★★ 5.0 on Google
- Ironman triathlete
- Certified in human biomechanics
- Video gait assessment
- No lock-in
Every time the mileage climbs, something gives.
The same recurring niggle: shins, ITB, Achilles, plantar fascia, a knee that flares at a certain distance.
You build up nicely, then get pulled back to square one weeks out from the event.
Your times have plateaued even though the training volume hasn’t.
You’ve been sold orthotics, new shoes and glute bridges, and the pattern is still the pattern.
You’ve been told to rest, which works right up until you start running again.
Running is the same movement repeated thousands of times an hour. If the pattern is off, running further doesn’t just expose it, it trains it. That’s why the niggle keeps arriving at the same point in your build, and why rest alone never fixes it.
A gait analysis is only worth what you do with it.
We film you walking and running, then go through the footage together. Not to hand you a printout of numbers, but so you can see the pattern for yourself and understand what it’s costing you.
Your pelvis and ribcage
How the two rotate against each other, or don’t. Lose that counter-rotation and the hips, ITB and lower back start absorbing what your stride should be handling.
Breathing and trunk control
How you breathe under load holds your ribcage in a position, and that position shapes your stride. It’s the piece most running analysis skips entirely.
- You see the footage — your own gait, walked through with you, in plain language.
- You get the why — which compensation is feeding the niggle or capping your efficiency.
- You leave with the work — specific drills and loading to change the pattern, not a list of stretches.
That “before” runner is me.
I’ve done an Ironman and competed in Olympic weightlifting, so I wasn’t unfit. But being fit isn’t the same as moving well, and mine caught up with me: two years of daily hip pain, an FAI diagnosis, and by late 2021 a physio preparing me for surgery.
I didn’t manage it and I didn’t get operated on. I retrained how I run, from the ground up: foot contact, pelvis, ribcage, breathing. It took me out of pain and past where I was as an athlete. That’s the difference between being told what your gait does and being coached to change it.
Same runner, same treadmill, in the two clips at the top. I’m not handing you a theory I read about, I’m coaching you through what I did myself.
Three steps, and the first one is free.
No contracts, no hard sell, and nobody trying to sell you a shoe.
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Send me the form
Tell me what you’re training for and what keeps pulling you up, using the form at the bottom of this page. I’ll get back to you to lock in a time.
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Come in for your initial consultation
60 minutes, free. A thorough assessment: your history, your posture, and video of you walking and running, so we find what’s actually driving it. Or, if you’d rather feel it than hear it, we spend the time training instead. Your call.
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Train it, and keep the mileage
Coaching, progression and short homework, week by week, so the change holds when the volume goes back up.
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Every runner turns up with a different history, but this is what working with me includes.
- Video gait and running assessment — filmed, reviewed with you, and repeated later so you can see what’s changed.
- 1-on-1 coaching, every session — no group classes, no shared attention, no program emailed to you.
- Hands-on release and cueing — so you feel the difference in your stride during the session.
- Strength that supports the stride — loading built on mechanics you can actually repeat at pace.
- Homework that takes minutes — short, specific work between sessions and around your run training.
- Diet and weight-management support, if you want it — practical coaching on food quality, portions and the habits around eating.
- In-studio or online — a private studio in Malvern East, or remote coaching from video you record yourself.
Free · 60-minute consultation · no obligation
Movement that holds up under load.
“I spent 6 months training with Michael and it greatly improved my posture and the way I move… he always went above and beyond to ensure all the exercises were executed perfectly to optimise results and explain the mechanics and reasoning for performing each exercise. Would highly recommend Michael if you face any pains or want to become a better athlete.”
★★★★★ Vishal Adhikari · Google review
“Osteos and physios didn’t really help my hip after a skiing accident that I really struggled to recover from 2 years ago. After 3 months of training Functional Patterns with Mick just once a week… my day-to-day movement is undeniably improving quickly.”
★★★★★ Alexander Parker · Google review
“I had shoulder, hip and knee issues and Michael was absolutely fantastic. He is super knowledgeable on general PT and Functional Patterns, and allowed me to gradually move pain free!”
★★★★★ Oliver Bryant · Google review
This is for you if…
- You’re training for something, a half, a marathon, a triathlon, and you want to arrive intact.
- The same injury keeps interrupting your build, no matter how carefully you ramp up.
- You’re coming back from injury and don’t want to run straight back into the pattern that caused it.
- You want to run more efficiently, not just log more kilometres.
- You’d rather understand your own gait than be handed a printout you can’t act on.
Quick answers before you start.
Do I need to be a fast runner for this?
No. I assess first-time runners, people coming back after injury, park-run regulars and marathoners. The analysis is about how you move, not how quick you are.
What actually happens in the analysis?
We film you walking and running, then go through it together: your foot strike and where you load, what your pelvis and ribcage do, how you rotate and counter-rotate, and how you breathe under load. You see the footage, I explain what’s driving what, and you leave with the work to change it.
Is this shoe fitting or orthotics advice?
No, and I don’t sell either. Plenty of runners have been sold a shoe or an orthotic that supports the symptom without ever changing the pattern underneath it. I coach how you load, so the pattern itself changes.
Can you help if I’m injured right now?
This is coaching, not medical treatment. If the injury is new, severe or changing, see a medical professional first. Plenty of runners work with me alongside their physio while they build back.
Where are you, and do you coach online?
The private studio is in Malvern East in south-east Melbourne, close to Carnegie, Caulfield, Ormond, Glen Huntly and Glen Iris. I also coach runners online, using video you record yourself.
What does it cost after the consultation?
Ongoing one-on-one sessions are booked as you go, with no lock-in contract. We’ll go through the options and pricing together in your consultation, so there are no surprises.
Limited-time offer
Want to know what your gait is actually doing?
Then let me show you, at my expense. I’ll give you a free 60-minute consultation: your history, a video running and gait assessment, and a straight answer on what’s driving the niggle or the plateau. You keep the plan whether you train with me or not.
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Pick a time that suits you below and it’s booked, no back and forth. A $49 deposit holds your spot. It is credited to your first session if you decide to train with me, and refunded in full if you don’t.
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Tell me what you’re training for and what keeps pulling you up, and I’ll come back to you, usually within 48 hours.
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Malvern East · south-east Melbourne. This is one-on-one movement coaching to help you move, run and feel better. It is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Outcomes vary from person to person. If you’re injured or in pain, please see a medical professional; if you’re already under care, we can work alongside it.