Ankle and foot injuries are a part of living an active lifestyle. You’ll probably have a few bumps and bruises after athletic activity or while training for a marathon, but what separates natural soreness from an acute injury? Today, we share five different ways you can diagnose a foot and ankle injury. Diagnosing Foot and […]
Top 5 Foot Problems that High Heels Make Worse
Not all foot pain is the result of the shoes you wear, and not all problems are fixed with bigger shoes. Just because your feet hurt in heels doesn’t mean you are going to stop wearing them. What is important is to understand if the shoe is causing the problem, aggravating it, or merely unmasking […]
Barefoot Running Leads to Better Running Times (& More Injuries)
Earlier this week at the American College of Sports Medicine 59th Annual Meeting, researchers reported that runners run faster using the barefoot running style. One study showed that runners who started running barefoot improved their one mile time by 20 seconds. But runners who transition into the barefoot style are also at risk of injuring […]
Jogging Leads to Longer Life
A recent study has found that those who jog regularly are likely to live longer than those who don’t. Danish researchers analyzed health and jogging patterns in adults aged 20-79. They studied each patient in two year periods in 1976, 1986, 1991, and 2001. Researchers found that subjects who ran at least an hour a […]
Top 5 Reasons Barefoot Running is Best
Barefoot running has gained popularity in the past several years. Barefoot running is a style,not actually running barefoot. You can wear a shoe that is made to simulate barefoot running (MBT Masai Barefoot technlogy), or an Intrinsic muscle activating shoe (5 Finger Vibram), or just land on the ball of your foot. Proponents say that […]
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