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Mind-Body Health Expert
Founder & President, Centerworks®
PMA Gold Certified Pilates Teacher
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
BIGU Qigong Instructor
BFA - Modern Dance
Texas Christian University
One of my clients brought me a copy of an article written by Rachel Saslow for the Washington Post, that was recently re-published in the Wichita Eagle newspaper about Flip-flops.
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It’s great to see that even Dr. Oz is helping to educate people about the benefits of wearing the right shoes to keep your feet healthy. Check out this Dr. Oz show video to see what he has to say about determining your arch type – normal, flat, or high, and what the wear patterns on your shoes can tell you about your feet, so you can be sure when you’re shopping for shoes that you find the best shoe for you.
And from my perspective as a foot-fitness expert… good shoes can help support your feet, but keeping your foot, ankle, and leg muscles strong, fit, and flexible is even better. Even if it’s only for 2-3 minutes a couple of times a week. Taking time to exercise your feet can help improve your arches, retrain gait habits, and help you enjoy pain-free feet! Check out the book Fantastic Feet! And lots of other great foot-care goodies here.
It’s amazing what technology is able to do and humans are able to create to help improve the lives of others! The iWalk prosthetics company has created the worlds’ first actively powered foot and ankle! Their PowerFoot One is designed to give amputees an ease of movement that is natural. This prosthetic limb makes approximately 500 adjustments every second! It’s computer processors have a library of known human foot movement patterns to help anticipate what the foot and ankle need to do. Incredible!!! It’s great to know that the opportunity to restore a more normal quality of life with this technological advancement might be possible after the loss of a limb. Our feet are so important. I hope that in time, these prosthetic devices will become affordable for the people who really need them.
Thanks to guest author America’s PodiatristSM, Dr. Michael Nirenberg for these great insights into some common foot pain problems. I hope that you have healthy and happy feet, but if any of the foot problems below are an issue for you – please listen to your feet and seek medical attention if necessary. Treatment and prevention is a whole lot better than living with pain!
I hope you enjoy reading this helpful foot-care info!
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Just tripped across a video news clip from WNBC on Tips for Avoiding High Heel Pain. Oh the things women do in the name of looking good and feeling sexy! So how many of you have experienced foot, ankle, knee, hip, or back pain and now are thinking your poor-fitting shoes might be part of the problem? Or perhaps you never realized that your stilettos might be a big part of the problem… Our feet (as well as the rest of our body) shouldn’t hurt. Pain is the red-flag that there is something we need to pay attention to and take care of. Ignoring things and hoping that it will just go away is never a great option.
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Don’t miss this FUN, exercise-packed Fantastic Feet Workshop!
Thursday, February 26th from 5:30 – 8:30pm!
Location: The Pilates Studio of Little Rock, 5515 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, AR
To register contact www.PilatesLittleRock.com
P.S.
If you can’t make it to this workshop…
Check out all the great foot-fitness products available at www.foot-care-help.com
Studio Owners – If you’d like to host a workshop at your facility, contact Aliesa George now!
“Foot for Thought…”
As an author and advocate for foot care. And having learned the hard way with some serious foot pain issues as a competitive gymnast when I was a teenager. I’ve been on the bandwagon to spread the word about the importance of healthy & happy feet.
So last night I was thinking…what life would be if we didn’t have feet? And here’s what I came up with…and how things might be different if for some reason things changed and our feet became obsolete.
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Great Press on NPR for Pilates and Foot Exercises – “How to Keep your Feet Happy”
I’m thrilled to see foot-care and foot exercise making national headlines!
Did you happen to see or hear the news? I’m not a regular National Public Radio listener, but fate stepped in and brought it to my attention. So how did I find out? It was a double whammy….which to me was a sign that I had to check it out.
I’m excited to be traveling back to Little Rock for 2 days of Pilates Workshops, April 18 & 19th, 2008. These courses are geared towards participants and open to teachers. If you’re looking for a little fine-tuning on your technique, or the chance to learn a few new exercises, you won’t want to miss this opportunity! To download a copy of the flyer and/or register online, visit www.CenterworksPilates.com/littlerock2008.html
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