Happy Feet: The Healthy, Pretty, Pain-Free Foot Care Guide
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Pages in this Story:
- Feet Sheet
- 5 Pain Solutions
- How to Buy Sneakers
- 4 Big Fat Feet Lies
- 2-Minute Foot Fix
- 5 Cool Sneakers
- 3 Steps to a Perfect Pedicure
Cure foot pain, foot odor, and other south-of-the-ankle maladies. The FITNESS guide to keeping your feet looking and feeling good.
Feet Sheet
- They contain a quarter of all the bones in your body.
- They log, on average, 1,000 miles a year.
- They absorb one-and-half times your body weight with each step.
- And they get zero respect.
We're talking, of course, about your feet. Sure, you may treat them to the occasional pedicure or prop them up at the end of a long day. But experts say we ought to be much, much kinder than that. "The feet are the second-hardest working part of your body. The first is your heart," says Steven Ross, MD, president elect of the American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society. "Your feet are your foundation; if they hurt, you're going to be a very unhappy person." So let's spread a little love. Here, everything you need to know for feet that feel good all day, every day -- no matter what you put them through.
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