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| xiaoxiangyu | Mar 7 2017, 01:37 AM Post #1 |
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It’s a hot summer this year — and believe it or not, your feet sweat more than than your armpits do (8 fluid ounces per foot each day, the equivalent of pouring half a Snapple bottle into each shoe). You can imagine what that does to the inside of your barely breathable leather oxfords. But sweaty feet aren’t the only assault on your dress shoes. Gravity, time and use can age your shoes as well by stretching them out, causing creases and wrinkles, deforming their shape over time. Surprisingly, the way you store your shoes when you’re not wearing them can make the biggest difference. The humble shoe tree — that wooden block you found in the back of your grandfather’s closet — is the best tool to keep your shoes in good condition, says Jose Zuniga, a cofounder of Teaching Men’s Fashion. Here’s why: Shoe Nike Air Max 90 Femme Grise trees press out any wrinkles that your foot creased into your shoe. By keeping it taut, shoe trees prevent gravity from flattening or widening your shoe. Wooden shoe trees absorb the moisture from your shoe — aka sweat buildup — which is important because, as Zuniga points out, it removes “a breeding ground for bacteria,” the main reason your shoes smell bad. Cedar shoe trees smell really good, too. There are many Nike Air Max Tavas Womens varieties of shoe trees — from plastic to wood and bespoke, but you don’t need a bespoke shoe Nike Air Max 1 Uomotree. You should only spend about $30 for a quality wooden shoe tree, and make sure you get one with the heel (some come without, but those have a pole that extends to the back of the shoe, which can stretch out the heel of your shoe over time). And you really only need one set of shoe trees, rotating them through your best shoes. After all, as Business Insider points out, “Shoe trees are a whole lot cheaper than a new pair of nice shoes,” and you should keep it that way.Turf toe may make you think of high school football practice, but this little sprain can sideline almost any athlete, at any point. Whether you’re a runner, basketball or soccer player, martial artist, or even a dancer, if you push off your feet, you can be felled by Nike Air Max 1 Femme this sharp pain at the toe joint. If it’s not properly addressed, the injury has long-term implications too. Turf toe is a ligament sprain of Adidas Superstar Dames Roze the first metatarsal phalangeal (MTP) joint, also known as your big toe joint, where your foot and toe meet. The big toe plays a crucial role in balance and stability when you walk, jump, and run. As weight is transferred from the heel to the front of the foot, the big toe acts as a lever to allow the foot to push off the ground. An injury to the big toe can alter the entire mechanics of the leg; other muscles will compensate for the toe, which can lead to injuries in your feet, ankles, knees, and hips. In an ideal world, you use your entire foot when pushing off. Take a look at your feet. Where are your calluses? The location of your calluses will tell you exactly how you use your foot Nike Air Max 90 Dames now. If you looked at the feet of one of the most explosive players in basketball, you would see callouses spread out equally throughout all five metatarsal heads (located in your fore foot). New Balance 574 Femme With turf toe clients, I typically see callouses on the medial side (the arch side) of their first MTP joint and big toe, which indicates improper push-off and an excessive rotation force on the first MTP. What this means is the foot is lacking the necessary mobility through the joints. Because of the decreased movement, a turf-toe client is forced to push off through the outside of the foot, causing an excessive amount of rotational force. Over time, this leads to the overextension and sprain of the big toe joint. In my clinical practice, I’ve found that improper body alignment is the main culprit of turf toe. Pushing off requires the Nike Air Max Command Mujer entire posterior chain — the glutes, hamstrings, calves, and foot muscles — to fire, and the opposite anterior chain to counterbalance that force. Improper alignment, like a forward pelvic tilt, can prevent your posterior chain from working properly and sends too much force through your toe. So Nike Air Max Command Donne if you suffer from turf toe, or think you’re at risk based on your calluses, you need to work on getting your body into the right alignment and your posterior chain engaging properly. Here are some simple exercises that will help. |
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