taking care of feet

Jun 22, 2009 · by John · In: Foot Care Tagged: blister care, body glide, clean feet, feet problems, Foot Care, healthy feet, managing feet, taking care of feet, trail gaiters

This next weekend is the grand daddy of all 100-mile trail runs, the Western States Endurance Run. There will be close to 400 runners toeing the starting line; the majority racing against themselves and the ever following demons of stomach problems, trashed quads, heat, being under trained, poor equipment choices, bad feet, and mental stresses. I want to talk about what I consider are two of the most important factors for healthy feet on trails runs. While their application here is a 100-mile …

Jan 14, 2007 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: filing toenails, fitting shoes, Foot Care, Footcare, Happy Feet, healthy feet, shoe fit, socks, taking care of feet

Many of us take our feet for granted. We get up in the morning, wiggle our toes a bit, and slide on socks and shoes. For most of us, that’s it. Until we get ready for bed in the evening, we give them little more thought. If we change shoes and socks during the day, it may be for a workout, or for some kind of sport, or in the summer, to put on sandals. Unless we have some type of foot pain, we give our feet little thought. If we get an itch around our toes, we may check them …

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