Touching your toes may seem like a simple task. But actually doing it can feel like an impossible feat. Because my clients often see seated toe touches incorporated into warmup and cool down routines, ...
Age does a number on your entire body, including your feet. (That’s why your mom loves sensible shoes.) To keep your toes in tip-top shape, follow this expert advice from leading foot doctors. “One of ...
After the euphoric runner's high wears off, I often feel the physical aftermath of my long morning runs in my feet — tender aches in my arches and general soreness near my toes. The discomfort usually ...
If you’ve ever had a bunion, you know how painful these swollen, bony bumps can be. Ice and over-the-counter pain medication help relieve inflammation and swelling, but without taking preventive ...
Reaching down to the ground to touch your toes can feel very satisfying. It’s an easy way to wake up the muscles in your lower back, hamstring and calves, as well as get a great stretch in your spine ...
How often do you give your feet some TLC? These are the best toe and foot stretches for pain, according to a yoga instructor. When you’re trying to increase the number of steps displayed on your ...
One of the most common walking mistakes experts say people make? Skipping the all-important cool-down and stretching phase. When you start and end your walks too fast, you risk wearing yourself out ...
Remember that Winnie the Pooh exercise song? "Up, down, touch the ground," it went. Even self-proclaimed "short and fat" Pooh can touch his toes—something seen as the ultimate sign of flexibility. But ...
Peroneal tendonitis is an inflammation of one of the tendons in the back of the foot. It can cause pain that radiates from the ankle to the outside of the foot. By performing gentle exercises and ...