pretty feet Archives - Fixing Your Feet

May 9, 2008 · by John · In: Uncategorized Tagged: callus, Foot Care, Footcare, pretty feet, summer foot care

Summer is right around the corner and with it comes more time spent outdoors. Activities like running, walking, hiking, adventure racing, backpacking or fastpacking – all stress our feet. Now is the time to start pre-summer foot care. We’ll talk about this in several parts. Part one will talk about calluses. Calluses are controversial. A callus is thickened skin caused by recurring pressure and friction—usually a sign of ill-fitting footwear. Many people feel calluses help …

Apr 29, 2007 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: Foot Care, Footcare, nice feet, pretty feet, skin care

Sometimes athletes are under the mistaken impression that they cannot have nice feet. They think that the miles they run or hike, the blisters or calluses, the black or missing toenails, all mean they are relegated to bad or even ugly feet. Let me assure you that you can be an athlete and still have nice feet. Take a good look at this picture. The foot looks great dosen’t it? Even the toenails look good. Let me assure you this foot belongs to an athlete - and the other one is …

Oct 2, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: athlete's feet, pretty feet, ugly feet

Last week I gave a few interesting statistics about feet. I saved the last one for today. It’s good. To refresh your memory, here is the source. Back in July, Business Wire, a source of news on the Internet, ran a study done by BizRate Research study this past summer. Responses by 997 online buyers answered questions about their feet. The majority of people, 85%, think that the appearance of someone’s feet is not representative of their personality. Between men and women, the …

Sep 27, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports Tagged: bare feet, barefoot, feet, feet survey, pedicure, pretty feet

Business Wire, a source of news on the Internet, ran a study done by BizRate Research study this past summer. Responses by 997 online buyers answered questions about their feet. The results were interesting. Consider the following:• Women account for 90% of all operations performed to correct common foot disorders—mostly attributed tp the high price they pay for fashion.• Only 19% of women consider their feet attractive, compared to 8% of men.• Only 32% of …

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Jun 10, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: feet, Foot Care, Footcare, pretty feet, skin care, toenail care, toenails, ugly feet

Ok, let’s get right to the point. Summer is here and many of us will be wearing sandals, flip-flops (mentioned in the last post), or going barefoot. You will see your feet—but so will many others. So the question is, Are your feet pretty? Some of you may say, I don’t care, while others while answer with either a Yes or No. Let’s spend a few minutes talking about our answers. If you answered, I don’t care, I really can’t argue with you. But… In some cultures, …

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