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THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A PADDLE TENNIS BIOMECHANICS COURSE IN THE CATALAN PADDLE TENNIS FEDERATION.

On November the 25th, Fitmetric, the department of sporting biomechanics of the Institut Català del Peu, gave a course about biomechanics in paddle tennis to paddle tennis trainers with the Catalan Paddle Tennis Federation. The aim of this course was to show the technologies of biomechanical analysis which are nowadays at the service of the […]

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THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CREATES THE FITMETRIC GRANTS FOR THE MOST PROMINENT CYCLISTS OF THE CATALAN CYCLING FEDERATION.

On the last 26th of November, Fitmetric, by the Institut Català del Peu, our sporting biomechanics team, was in the gala prizes of the 2022 season of the Catalan Cycling Federation in order to give the grants of biomechanics to the four award-winning cyclists for their sporting achievements in the road cycling form and mountain […]

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THE LAST NOVEMBER THE 17th CLAUDIA TREMPS, PROFESSIONAL TRAIL RUNNER OF LONG DISTANCE, VISITED US. THIS TIME HER VISIT WAS FOR A BIKE FIT FOR HER ROAD BIKE.

Claudia Tremps is a regular sportswoman in our installations. The Institut Català del Peu and its sporting biomechanical department, Fitmetric, as biomechanical professionals and podiatrists, we are part of the professional team which help and work with Claudia in her sporting course. She usually visits us at the beginning and middle of the season for […]

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ISSUE IN “LA VANGUARDIA” ABOUT THE LAST BIOMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED BY THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU (TRIAL).

In the newspaper dated 11 September last, “La Vanguardia” published an issue about the last technological innovations designed by Fitmetric (Sporting Biomechanical Department of the Institut Català del Peu). Such technology is called Motiontrack and it is about an application to visualize biomechanical and performance parameters of the sportsman/sportswoman. And now, you can read this  […]

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THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU AND ROAD RUNNING REVIEW CARRY OUT A BIOMECHANICAL STUDY WITH DIFFERENT SPORTING SHOES.

Are there any differences for the runner regarding contact time, flight, etc. among the different top models of running shoes with carbon sheet? A few months ago, our colleagues of Road Running Review, offered us a very interesting proposal. It was about analyzing biomechanical factors and time of footstep and flight of 5 running shoes […]

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