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Dec 18, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: fitting shoes, Foot Care, Footwear, Happy Feet, insoles, shoe fit

Over the past 10 years, I have written extensively about foot care and footwear—but it has been in the context of running, triathlons, hiking, backpacking, adventure racing, and fastpacking. Feedback from readers of my book Fixing Your Feet, my Fixing Your Feet newsletter, and this Happy Feet blog has shown me that many readers are not athletes in those sports. They may be walkers, soldiers, dancers, climbers, golfers, or play field or court sports. The one common denominator is they too rely …

Nov 24, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: blistershield, bodyglide, dirty girl gaiters, engo, engo performance patches, Fixing Your Feet, Foot Care, Footcare, Happy Feet, hydropel, injinji tetrasocks, insoles, kinesio tape, kinesio-tex tape, shockdoctor insoles, smartwool socks, sofsole insoles, spenco blister pads, spenco quikstik, spenco sports pads, teco socks, toe socks, zeasorb powder, zombierunner

How about being nice to your feet this Christmas and giving them a gift. In fact, be nice to a freind and give them a gift for happy feet. Here are a few suggestions. These can easily be found through a Google search—but many of the items are available at ZombieRunner.com (marked with an *).A copy of the 4th edition of Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatments for Athletes. If you have the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd edition - you are out of date. A copy of my Happy Feet booklet. A short 36 page …

Nov 15, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: Hapad, inexpensive orthotics, insoles, orthotics, orthpotic, powerstep insoles, sole custom footbeds, spenco

The insoles listed below are proven alternatives to the more costly custom orthotics. Your podiatrist or pedorthist can show you other types. ArchCrafters CustomComfort Insoles are computer machined to the exact shape of your foot. Placing your feet into a specially designed “footprinter” captures the imprint of your feet. A scanned image of your feet is then made from the imprint and is used to make your custom insoles. Pictured here.Aetrex Full-Length Anti-Shox Sports Orthotics are molded with …

Nov 9, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: inserts, insoles, orthotic, orthotics

So let’s say, for the sake of argument, that you meet some of the criteria we talked about in the last post about Basic Facts on Orthotics (below). You remember, pain in your feet, problems in your knees or hips, etc. You have several options:1. Make an appointment with a podiatrist—and possibly get orthotics, or2. Try a few over-the-counter orthotics first. Unless you are in a great deal of pain, or are in a hurry to solve your problem, you have …

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Oct 18, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Sports, Travel Tagged: Foot Care, Footcare, insoles, orthotics, replacement insoles

Most of us take our shoes out of the closet and put them on, without a second thought. For a large percentage of us, that works. Other though, need more that their insoles offers. No matter what shoes they wear, their feet hurt. They constantly have problems with blisters, arch pain, forefoot pain, and more. What can they, and you, do? Shoes and boots come with a removable insole. These insoles are getting better—many are more supportive than those of a few years ago. An …

Oct 6, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: fitting shoes, foot wear, Footwear, insoles, shoe fit

Buy a pair of shoes or boots and you’ll get their stock, standard insole. Depending on the manufacturer, it may be good, or it may be a basic, non-supporting piece of heavy cardboard. Fortunately, footwear makers are learning that their buyers want overall quality—and that includes insoles. I have three pairs of running shoes. Three for roads and four for trail. I won’t disclose the brands. Of the seven pairs, four have pretty good insoles. The other three are useable—for a …

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Sep 28, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: bunions, fit, Foot Care, foot wear, Footcare, Footwear, forefoot width, heel counters, insoles, lacing techniques, Morton’s toe, narrow feet, orthotics, pronation, shoe fit, shoe lasts, socks, supination, wide feet

Maggie was having tremendous problems getting a good fit with her footwear. She wrote, “This is by far the most frustrating thing I have experienced in my quest to find my personal ‘very best way.’ Occasionally I have come up with a combination that has had very acceptable results, only to have the same strategy fail miserably on the next outing.” Charlie was another. He asked for advice after working hard to rid his feet of calluses. It worked for a long time and then, one …

Aug 27, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: ankle care, blisters, fit, Fixing Your Feet, Foot Care, foot care basics, foot care kits, Footwear, gaiters, insoles, maceration, podiatrists, socks, tendon problems, toe surgery, toenail care, turf toe, warts

For the past four years, I have written the monthly Fixing Your Feet Ezine. That’s a lot of words about our appendages that we so often take for granted. Is there really that much to say and is it important? For athletes, especially extreme athletes, you can never have too much information. Whatever we do, it’s usually our feet that get us there—and back. In the same way we spend money on gear and training, and travel and food, we need to remember our feet. There is a lot of …

Aug 15, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Health, Sports Tagged: backpacks, Footwear, insoles, outdoor retailer show, socks

This past week I spent three days at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City. The show features vendors with product for the outdoors, from tents, backpacks, kayaks, climbing gear, food, clothes, first aid kits, outdoor books, accessories—and of course the reason I was there—footwear. I had a ball walking the aisles meeting people I had emailed and talked to the previous year, and meeting new folks. I came home with many pairs of socks, insoles, and lacing and skin care products. I also …

Aug 13, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare, Health, Sports Tagged: Aging, feet, Footwear, insoles, toe box

As we age, our feet change. Make no mistake, that “fat pad” on the bottom of your foot is getting thinner as you get older. Our feet spread out, getting longer and wider, so we may move up a size or more in footwear. Additionally, we usually become a bit stiffer in the joints. Your arch may also flatten more than normal. So the natural question is, “What should we do?” Here are three steps to keep your feet happy: As mentioned in an earlier blog, get your feet measured each time you buy …

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