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Feet And You: Why they’re not as gross as you think

Written by: The Hormona Team

I’ve been a reflexologist for the past six years. I look at people’s feet on a regular. And yes, I do enjoy my job.  One thing I’ve noticed over the years is that the most common start to a session is a well-meaning and totally heartfelt apology about the state of the client’s feet. Roughly three out of four patients do it and empathize with me for the burdensome job of dealing with them.   

There’s no need to apologize…

It’s a strange phenomenon. It would be rare to hear someone apologizing for the state of their hands, or their arms. But the humble foot is often hidden away, kept private, and rarely revealed to strangers, especially for an up-close inspection. Too many of us hold secret insecurities about the state of our feet that only come to light when we realize that someone will have to look at them.   

But feet are awesome. Did you know that 25% of the bones in your body are in your feet? There are no less than 26 bones in each foot, as well as 13 different joints. When we jump, a single foot is designed to be able to bear weight of up to one tonne.  

Feet are actually equipped to carry out very precise movements using highly refined motor skills. Your feet can bend in a number of different directions and can even pick up objects in much the same way that your hands do. Our own feet are built to have similar ranges of movement, but we just don’t use them often.  

In our current world, most of us will spend the day wearing flat-soled shoes and walking on flat, concrete surfaces. But our feet were built to bend, move and adapt. Our feet were built to walk across uneven surfaces, to be gently massaged by sticks and stones as we travel. In short, our feet can do so much more than we give them credit for.  

Want to try some exercises to help care for your feet? Here are some simple ideas to start refining your motor skills, and to help you connect with those beautiful tootsies: 

Feet Exercises

  • Walk barefoot. The number one thing you can do to add dexterity to your feet is to walk barefoot whenever possible — particularly in natural environments such as forests or beaches. Your feet will get a natural reflexology treatment and you’ll also start to gradually regain some of the mobility in the muscles of your arches and the ball of your foot.  
  • Try painting with your feet. Grab a piece of paper and a paintbrush and balance the brush between your big toe and your second toe. Guide it to the paper and see what happens. You might be surprised by what you create.  
  • Stand up straight, and then very gently, fold forwards to see if you can touch your toes, or even the ground in front of them. Once you have measured how far you can bend – take a tennis ball and roll it under the sole of your foot for up to a minute. Repeat with the other foot. Once this is done, try bending over again and see how far you can reach. This one simple exercise can give you a couple of centimeters of stretch.  
  • Try the legs up the wall yoga pose. It’s a simple pose that involves moving your yoga mat next to a wall and then laying down with your body flat and your legs vertically up against the wall. Your sitting bones should be next to the wall, or at least close to it.  That stretch will be divine!

These simple exercises can help you regain the motion in, and control of, your feet. And they work wonders for tired, sore, and aching muscles. Start being kind to your feet, and your feet will look after you for life!


Disclaimer: This website does not provide medical advice. The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this website are for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.

Written by: The Hormona Team

Articles by the Hormona team are written by the amazing people that are, or have been, involved in Hormona and who all stand behind the cause and purpose of educating and empowering women to live better and healthier lives. It’s all of our goal to share personal stories, helpful information, tips, tricks and experiences to help other women in our community in their daily lives and on their hormonal health journey.
  • October 1, 2019
  • Self care

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