As an active person, one who does hiking, backpacking, martial arts, caving and so on, I've learned early on how important it is to take care of the feet. Supporting all the weight of the body and basically taking the most abuse than any other part, not taking care of them is pretty stupid if you ask me.Get in Step With Summer Foot Care By HealthDay - Sat Jun 21, 6:01 AM PDT
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http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/getinstepwithsummerfootcare.html
- SATURDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Summer is here, and many of you will be kicking off your shoes at home, at the beach or in the park. But is that a good thing?
To sort the myths from the facts about your feet, Dr. Tracey Vlahovic, associate professor of podiatric medicine and orthopedics at Temple University's School of Podiatric Medicine, offers this information about your tootsies with a caveat -- always check with your doctor before starting any treatment:
The tips above are, I think, good ones... particularly for martial artists because they're part of our defense/weapon system.
Of course having horrendous smelly feet and removing shoe and sock just before you kick someone in the face might help ... (NOT!) it's not good in the long run.
I was surprised by this statement in the article...
Myth: Feet don't need sunscreen.
Fact: "Skin cancer on the legs and feet actually has a high mortality rate due to people forgetting to do skin checks on that area. It's often caught too late," Vlahovic said. "This is due in large part to the fact that many people simply forget to apply or reapply sunscreen to the lower extremities."
Diagnosis: Apply sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 and with both UVB and UVA protection every two to three hours to the feet. Apply more often if you're going to be at the beach, in and out of the water, or sweating.
How embarrassing huh? "what killed him?" "his feet"... "knew he should've used Dr. Scholls"
Seriously the feet are an important part of our bodies. Or do you want to learn your Martial Arts while in a wheelchair?
Like Lt. Dan says: "Take care of your feet!"