Foot Care

Are Barefoot Shoes Advisable for People with Flat Feet?

Are Barefoot Shoes Advisable for People with Flat Feet?

by Jamie Wilson
As the world is slowly discovering the benefits that barefoot shoes can provide for one’s feet, more and more people will find themselves asking wh...
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What Would Happen to Our Feet if We Never Wore Shoes?

What Would Happen to Our Feet if We Never Wore Shoes?

by Jamie Wilson
Would a shoeless world be a perfect world? Well, it certainly would for our feet! Yet, for a layperson, it is only natural to question how going b...
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3 Effective foot Exercises to Build Foot Strength - healthy & happy feet

by Jamie Wilson
When it comes to a daily gym routine, it’s easy to overlook a specific workout for your feet. Instead, you focus on the usual suspects: cardio, core and strength, without thinking twice about the health of your foundation.
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Setting Your Feet Free: How to Make the Switch to Barefoot Footwear

by Jamie Wilson
After spending most of your childhood and adulthood wearing conventional shoes, transitioning to functional footwear can be a little difficult, yet...
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Prevent Stress Fractures With The Proper Footwear

Prevent Stress Fractures With The Proper Footwear

by Gaelle Gervais

Any seasoned runner has likely experienced a slew of injuries, both big and small – blisters, plantar fasciitis, shin splints  – these can all sideline a runner for a few weeks, but the one injury runners truly fear are stress fractures.

This very common running injury can take weeks to heal, and may even require a boot or crutches. Stress fractures can recur if changes are not made to the runner’s training, nutrition, lifestyle, and footwear. 

Understanding the causes, symptoms, and how footwear plays a role can help runners and other athletes avoid this dreaded injury.

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The Cause and Correction of Bunions

The Cause and Correction of Bunions

by Gaelle Gervais
Long-term use of narrow shoes has lasting consequences on the foot’s functional anatomy and are legitimately tied to bunion formation - a painful bony bump that develops at the big toe joint.
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Wide toe box shoes are pivotal to foot health

Wide toe box shoes are pivotal to foot health

by Gaelle Gervais
If you were to expose the shape of your foot inside a traditional shoe, you’d probably be a bit shocked at what you saw: toes squished into an unnaturally pointed shape.
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How to transition to natural shoes

How to transition to natural shoes

by Gaelle Gervais
Many people are aware that a transition period is required when switching from conventional, PCECH-style (Pronation Control, Elevated, Cushioned Heel) shoes to naturally shaped shoes. Most people want to know the proper protocol for transitioning to foot-healthy footwear 
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