Posts Tagged ‘feet’

Managing Bunions: Fitness and Lifestyle Tips for Pain-Free Movement

Friday, November 8th, 2024
learn about managing bunions for healthy feet

Bunions can be a real pain—literally. These bony bumps that form on the joint at the base of your big toe can make walking and exercising uncomfortable, if not downright agonizing. But don’t fret! With the right approach, you can learn about managing bunions and enjoy an active lifestyle.

In this guide, we’ll discuss some effective fitness and lifestyle tips to help you move pain-free. Whether you’re an athlete or someone who loves to stay active, these strategies are designed to integrate into a routine that keeps you moving forward.

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5 Tips To Deal With Plantar Fasciitis

Friday, September 27th, 2024
female athlete with plantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is a common foot condition that causes pain in the heel and bottom of the foot. It occurs when the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue that connects your heel to your toes, becomes inflamed. This condition can be debilitating, but the good news is that there are ways to manage and alleviate the discomfort.

Here are five tips to help you deal with plantar fasciitis and get back on your feet.

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A Guide to Diabetic Footcare

Thursday, March 16th, 2023
a guide to diabetic footcare

Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects millions of people around the world. One of the most significant complications of diabetes is the increased risk of foot problems, which can lead to serious infections and even amputations if not properly managed. In this article, we will discuss Diabetic Footcare and provide tips on how to keep your feet healthy and free from complications.

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How Runners Should Care for Their Feet

Monday, July 22nd, 2019
Spartan athletes who are going to need to care for their feet after this race

Project Swole has signed up for a Spartan Race! It will be a 5k spring with multiple obstacles to break up the run. While preparing for this, we’ve been running more than usual, and the wear and tear on the old piggies add up after even just a few runs. Therefore we’ve decided to seek out and publish some of the best tips we can find to help runners care for their feet.

Today we will be sharing 7 solid strategies to help you alleviate the pain and soreness in your feet, and also help to prevent foot injuries that might sideline you from being able to follow your running regimen.

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How Wearing The Right Shoe Can Better Your Health

Thursday, December 20th, 2018

By Kirstin Chock

No matter what lifestyle, we use our feet every day for simple movements like standing and walking.  The average person walks approximately 100,000 miles over the course of their lifetime.  Due to this constant everyday use, our feet endure the most wear and tear on any part of our bodies.  Therefore, it is very important to wear a proper pair of shoes.

Let this guide to choosing a shoe to maintain proper foot health, guide your way.

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How to Avoid The Top Five Most Common Running Injuries

Thursday, March 16th, 2017

Runners: Stay Healthy, Avoid Injury

Being healthy is not a goal; it is a way of living. Health is crucial for any person and to maintain the health, most of us look towards different kinds of physical exercises. Some of us go to the gym every day, and some perform yoga, but the most common exercise that most people opt for is running.

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Running is an excellent exercise to maintain your health as it gives you more cardio. Running might seem very simple, and it may look that it has no harm, but it is not that way. If you are a runner and you are running on a regular basis you need to be careful about it and you need to take some precautions as well.

It is not like that running is dangerous and it can destroy your knees because there is no such proof of that running regularly can make your knees weak. But it is still important that a runner must be careful because there are several injuries that can happen in result from running. So a runner must be aware of the injuries that can occur while running.

In this article, we will mention five most common running injuries that a runner needs to know about. Here below are the five most common running injuries: (more…)

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