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Treat your toes like your fingers

1 December 2023
Adarsh Gopal

If I told you I was going to strap your thumbs tight to your index finger and have you clench your palm all day, you would ask me why and what are you drinking?

We do that same thing to our feet every single day. Terrible footwear makes you use your feet poorly. It leaves you in a restricted position all day long. Think of bad shoes as the equivalent of sitting on a terrible chair all day. Oh wait. We do that too.

Before you throw the ‘Are you asking me to wear barefoot shoes?’ question at me, I will proactively say ‘No’. I am just asking you to use your feet more consciously. I am asking you to spread your toes. Move them around. Stand on your forefoot and get used to the feeling of using your feet well.

I am NOT asking you to buy new shoes, throw away old shoes, run bare feet or any such thing.

Every chance you get to remove your footwear, use it to get those toes moving and wiggling. They have muscles that need use too.


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