IdealRun

Eric Schweitzer

Founder

Eric Schweitzer

Eric Schweitzer - a Doctor of Physical Therapy, author, professor, runner and triathlete - has practiced physical therapy for more than 15 years. He runs a successful physical therapy practice, Premier Physical Therapy, located in Clearwater, Florida; an outpost practice in St. Petersburg called Run N Fit; and is the founder of IdealRun a personalized online running gait analysis.

Eric is an expert in running science and has long seen patients with running injuries or pain. He is truly a pioneer in the area of running science, creating a system of gait analyses and recommended drills and exercises that have given his patients the ability to continue running, prevent future injury and enhance their running. Through IdealRun, he has been able to offer this analysis to athletes across the country.

Eric knows what it's like to suffer a running injury. In 2012, he suffered a potentially running career ending injury after stepping into a hole during a mud run. But using his therapy and techniques, he was able to rehabilitate himself and continues to be able to race, most recently completing the Sugarloaf Marathon.

Eric is board certified in orthopedic physical therapy and earned his doctorate in physical therapy and a certification in manual therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.