Whether it's your plantar fascia, your heel, or somewhere else - foot pain is frustrating. What's even more frustrating is that most of the suggestions out there for handling it have to do with staying off it, getting orthotics, and taking pain relievers. While those might be a short term part of a
The Six Pillars Of An Unbreakable Body: Strong Feet
It’s not normal to have foot pain. It’s not natural to develop plantar fasciitis. Bunions aren’t genetic. And flat feet can be fixed. Not only are strong feet important so that your feet feel good, having strong feet impacts how strong you’ll move your entire lower body. From running to climbing
Making Feet And Glutes Work Nice So You Can Move Well
In order to get around this great Earth, you're going to need your locomotive capacity to be functioning well. That means having all of the body parts necessary for movement working. And it means having your movement quality such that the very act of locomotion (walking, running, jogging,
Take Your Shoes Off
I've asked one of the most popular guest writers on Fit For Real Life to come back! You guys loved her article on the foot's fatty padding, now please enjoy Jessi Stensland's newest article! Over to Jessi who teamed up with Stephanie Welch, humanist and ancestral health advocate, for this
Grow Yourself A Shoe | All About The Foot’s Fatty Padding
If you’ve spent any amount of time here at Fit For Real Life, you know that having strong, pain-free feet is an outcome I champion. I met Jessi Stensland in 2011, just a few years out of her professional triathlon and off-road racing careers, and we’ve forged a friendship through a mutual love of
How To Take Care Of Foot Pain And Improve Foot Function
The plantar fascia gets blamed for all of the pain on the bottom of the foot - when in reality - there are other reasons why your feet might hurt. I’ve shared with you how pain on the bottom of your foot can be coming from a number of causes that aren’t plantar fasciitis. And ignoring those
Making Your Feet Function Better – Neurology, Mobility, And Awareness
You’re not stuck with what you’ve got. I got a lot of emails after the last few posts about feet, pain science, and neural control, as folks began realizing that there is still so much potential ground to be gained when it comes to how their body moves, feels, and performs. A lot of light
When Foot Pain Isn’t Plantar Fasciitis
Pain on the bottom of your foot isn’t always plantar fasciitis. The foot and ankle contains more than one hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The fascia that takes the blame for so much of the pain that develops on the bottom of the foot is just one in that group of one hundred plus. Not
Tight Calves: Why, How, & What To Do With Them
The left photo of a client's attempt at active dorsiflexion (meaning, as far as she can pull her foot back toward her head without using external support to get it to go farther). In the right photo is my foot demonstrating my active dorsiflexion. I placed the dotted line from the center of the