SHAPE YOUR FOOT - HEAL YOUR PAIN

All the ladies who keep shaping their foot cosmetically by pedicure, stylish footwear, nail-paints and foot accessories kindly pay attention to this write up. When you can take care of how well your feet looks then you should also look after how well your foot works or moves. I am not going to face your anger by saying do not wear high heels etc. etc. but you should definitely cut down the time for which your feet suffocates in those high heel shoes. 

Now to all the men who are living highly sedentary life, we are not made for sitting that long where you do not move your feet or weight bear on them. Our feet are living structures but not plants or trees who can survive just by being fixed to its roots. So moving out and repeatedly taking active breaks from your sitting work is highly recommended.

There are 54 bones in your ankles and feet altogether along with 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles and tendons that hold everything in place. As a child you have more bones but some of them gets fused by the time you become an adult. We become brutal to our feet by keeping these numerous bones locked in shoes for at least 8 to 10 hours. 

Also the reduced physical activity doesn't load your feet enough and consequently the muscles to hold these small bones and the arches becomes weak. These small muscles holds the foot in normal stable position but due to weakness the foot and ankle wobbles (unstable). This disturbed stability afffects your other joints like knee, hip or even spine for the reason that nobody moves just from one part of the body. If you do not move correctly with your ankles then you can't move right from your other body parts.

As  consequence, a disturbed mechanics of your foot can lead to number of problems like Heel Pain (Plantar Fascitis), Knee pain or even Low Back Pain. A lot of health professionals like Podiatrists (Ankle and foot specialist), Physiotherapist and Chiropractors believe that even a neck pain or a cervical headache can be the result of poor foot mechanics.

The solution to this problem lies in becoming aware of how your lifestyle is affecting your health. Just knowing the wrong things and making little effort towards correcting it can make a huge difference to prevent what you may suffer and regret from. Here is a check list which you need to keep in mind in order to stay foot friendly :

Avoid prolong standing with your heels. 

Avoid pointed heels and prefer platforms.

Prefer wider shoes with raised arch support.

Instead of prolonged sitting do intermittent sitting. 

Learn some basic workplace foot exercises which are not time consuming.

Increase your effort to do more physical activities not just the weekend struggles.

Allow your feet to breathe out of your shoes and bellies very regularly during office hours.

Remember just a small change in your daily behavior can save you and your money from unnecessary damage to your health. Hence, SHAPE YOUR FOOT for better health not just the better looks. 

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