Ankle Sprains & Strains, Athlete’s Foot, Proper Footwear
Winter running can be very enjoyable: it’s a great way to keep warm, it helps keep your body in shape, and it gets you out of the house during cold weather. It’s important, however, to be aware of potential pitfalls. Check your shoes. You need healthy feet...
Flat Feet, Proper Footwear
How To Tell A Normal Wear Pattern Vs. Overpronation Or Supination If you flip over your shoes, you can tell a lot about your foot health. How? The pattern of wear on the bottoms of your shoes means different things. Your walking stride creates the foot pattern or...
Athlete’s Foot, Foot Health, Proper Footwear
The last thing you need in the middle of marathon training is a foot injury, right? To throw the brakes on just because of some incessant pain? No, thank you! While you might be able to pull through a sore quad, persistent foot discomfort can terminate training in a...
Foot Health, Proper Footwear
There are various stretch exercises you can do in order to relieve the pain of plantar fasciitis. The best time to start with some of these exercises is early in the morning before you get out of bed, seeing as sleep tightens the planta fascia. However, it’s not...
Athlete’s Foot, Corns & Calluses, Foot Health, Proper Footwear
You may have heard about or even seen people running barefoot outside, on sidewalks, the road or even on trails. They may have had completely bare feet, or strange looking shoes that fit glove-like around each individual toe. This phenomenon of “barefoot” running is...
Foot Health, Neuromas, Numbness, Proper Footwear
One of the most difficult things for a runner to determine is when it is okay to keep running through pain versus when it’s time to ease up. It is a very common thing for runners to experience various aches and pains due to general muscle soreness, so not every...
