Please join Anatomy Trains instructor Debra Dower, BCSI, ERYT-500, for an exciting new webinar focused on longevity in walking and running.
This course will be delivered live over Zoom webinar with time for Q&A. Students will have lifetime access to the recording.
Longevity in walking and running is often influenced not by motivation alone, but by subtle, cumulative mechanical patterns that shape how force is distributed throughout the body over time. Both bottom-up mechanics (foot and ankle organization) and top-down mechanics (hip, pelvic, and trunk organization) influence how the body absorbs, stores, and redistributes load during gait.
This 4-hour live webinar blends lecture, demonstration, guided observation, and applied movement strategies to help practitioners recognize and assess inefficient loading patterns within the kinetic chain. Emphasis is placed on the foot as an intelligent organizer of load, the relationship between mobility and stability, and the integration of muscular and fascial systems that support adaptability, recoil, and durability across the lifespan.
Participants will explore foundational gait mechanics beginning with standing and walking, progressing into running as an amplification of loading strategies. Practical tools will be provided to identify common movement archetypes and apply simple, effective interventions that support resilience and longevity without overcorrection.
Topics covered include:
- How the foot functions as an intelligent, adaptable base of support during walking and running
- The relationship between pronation, supination, and the body’s ability to absorb, store, and redistribute force during gait
- The cooperative relationship between tibialis posterior, flexor hallucis longus (FHL), and flexor digitorum longus (FDL) in balancing mobility and stability
- How medial and lateral loading strategies influence force transfer through the ankle, knee, hip, pelvis, and SI joint
- Recognition of common movement archetypes and compensatory gait patterns associated with long-term stress accumulation
- Practical, repeatable assessment and intervention strategies to support more efficient load sharing, recoil, and movement longevity
Course schedule
Session 1: Saturday, June 27, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Session 2: Sunday, June 28, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
