ONLINE PHYSIO BIKEFIT COURSE

LEVEL 3-4 COURSE

Paul Visentini FACP
John Wakefield | Girona, Level 4
John Phelan | Cork City, Level 4

Following on from our popular Physio Bikefit Level 1-2 course, Physio Bikefit Level 3-4 will take your knowledge in bike fit and cycling injury management to the next level.

Learning from some of the world leaders in this field, you will increase your understanding of saddle shoe fit, cleat position, plus hands and bars whilst cycling. We’ll take you through the technology you can use to enhance your bike fit and finish with practical case studies where we workshop and analyst in person bike fits.

COURSE DATES 2022

Early Bird - Just $550 AUD / E425

 
 

This is an in person course workshop - dates and course detail below - and requires successful completion of the Physio Bikefit Level 1-2 course. Alternatively. to enquire about completing Level 1-4, click here.

Level 3 - 4 LECTURES

LEVEL 3

Presenter: Paul Visentini

Part 1 - Review: Level 1-2
REVIEW LEVEL 1-2 | 1.5 hours
- A Physio Bikefit
- Body, injury & rehabilitation
- Fitting different bike styles - Road, Aero, TT and MTB

Part 2 - The Contact Points
SADDLE FIT | 2.5 Hours
- Theory and evidence around cycling saddles
- Saddle shape size and structure
- Types of bikes and riding - in context of saddles
- Is it the saddle, or saddle position?
- The body and the saddle: assessment, measurement -
the full saddle fit process
- Technology in saddle fit - gebioMized

SHOE FIT | 2.5 Hours
- Types of shoes, cleats, pedals, spacers, inserts, wedges
- Theory, evidence & functional considerations at foot-pedal interface
- Matching the foot to the shoe

- What about inserts?
- Practical: the ultimate cleat position

HANDS AND BARS | 1 Hour
- Introduction to bars and rubbers (hoods) – with road emphasis
- Bars width measure
- How bars & rubbers can be adjusted for change in bikefit

LEVEL 4

Presenter: Paul Visentini
Plus - Girona, John Wakefield - Cork City, John Phelan

Part 1 - The Tech
THECHNOLOGY IN BIKEFIT | 1.5 Hours

TECHNOLOGY PRACTICAL | 2.5 Hours
- Saddle & foot pressure measures & kinematics
- Use of gebioMized in Girona and Cork City 

Part 2 - Problem Solving in Physio Bikefit 
CASE STUDIES | 2 Hours
‘MORE THAN JUST NUMBERS’
- Two to three Physio Bikefits undertaken and discussed.
- Clinical reasoning in context of bike fit, analysis and workshop.

At the end of your course, you will have an enhanced ability to assess the cycling body, rehabilitate and load manage. You will learn how to fit the bike to the cyclist's body to rule out bike fit as a problem source and have a working knowledge of current cycling science.