| WALKING WOMEN 50PLUS NEWSLETTER February 2019 The February Walking Newsletter helps you LOVE YOUR FEET Even if it’s snowing where you are, thoughts turn to spring and walking in nature. Valentine’s Day is in the air: Love yourself by loving your feet! Practice Complete Foot Care Daily Foot Care : Check and wash your feet daily, dry thoroughly especially between the toes, and massage the feet while washing and drying to stimulate circulation and encourage flexibility. Weekly Foot Care : Give your feet a soak in warm water with epsom salt, rinse with cold water. This is both relaxing for your feet (and you!) and stimulating for circulation. Scrub and smooth calluses with pumice stone, trim nails, let foot lotion soak in. Avoid walking on just moisturized slippery feet! Shoe Wear : Wear shoes that fit comfortably and give your toes room to spread. Generally, feet become larger as a person ages. While the foot completes most of its growth by age 18 or 20, its size might increase if the arch and metatarsals collapse in later life, which results in a wider, longer foot. Socks : Choose socks carefully. They should be loose but not wrinkled. Avoid socks, stockings, or pantyhose that are too tight and may reduce circulation. Seamless socks are a good idea for foot protection and can avoid irritation, blisters, or other skin injuries. Seamless socks assure a smooth fit, eliminating pressure points that hinder circulation. Prevent Common Foot Problems ingrown toenails: to prevent ingrown toenails cut the corners of your toenails straight. Corns and calluses are a result of too much pressure, and the thinning of foot pads as we age, which may have to do with the weight your feet have to carry, or with the shoes you’ve been wearing all your life, or an imbalance in gait. Not easy to fix, but at least wear big enough shoes and reduce the hard calluses and corns by giving your feet a regular soak. Athlete’s foot can be prevented by not going barefoot in the gym and drying your feet meticulously, especially between the toes. Dry cracking skin can be prevented by moisturizing your feet daily before you go to bed so the moisturizer can soak in. Use a moisturizer that doesn't contain alcohol, since alcohol lotion will continue to create dry cracked skin. Painful bunions. Want to prevent bunions? Watch this youtube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVPexoz1b-0 Shoe wear for bunions : https://backpackerverse.com/best-hiking-boots-shoes-bunions/ |
The February Walking Newsletter helps you LOVE YOUR FEET
Even if it’s snowing where you are, thoughts turn to spring and walking in nature. Valentine’s Day is in the air: Love yourself by loving your feet!
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Practice Complete Foot Care
Daily Foot Care: Check and wash your feet daily, dry thoroughly especially between the toes, and massage the feet while washing and drying to stimulate circulation and encourage flexibility.
Weekly Foot Care: Give your feet a soak in warm water with epsom salt, rinse with cold water. This is both relaxing for your feet (and you!) and stimulating for circulation. Scrub and smooth calluses with pumice stone, trim nails, let foot lotion soak in. Avoid walking on just moisturized slippery feet!
Shoe Wear: Wear shoes that fit comfortably and give your toes room to spread. Generally, feet become larger as a person ages. While the foot completes most of its growth by age 18 or 20, its size might increase if the arch and metatarsals collapse in later life, which results in a wider, longer foot.
Socks: Choose socks carefully. They should be loose but not wrinkled. Avoid socks, stockings, or pantyhose that are too tight and may reduce circulation. Seamless socks are a good idea for foot protection and can avoid irritation, blisters, or other skin injuries. Seamless socks assure a smooth fit, eliminating pressure points that hinder circulation.
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Prevent Common Foot Problems
ingrown toenails: to prevent ingrown toenails cut the corners of your toenails straight.
Corns and calluses are a result of too much pressure, and the thinning of foot pads as we age, which may have to do with the weight your feet have to carry, or with the shoes you’ve been wearing all your life, or an imbalance in gait. Not easy to fix, but at least wear big enough shoes and reduce the hard calluses and corns by giving your feet a regular soak.
Athlete’s foot can be prevented by not going barefoot in the gym and drying your feet meticulously, especially between the toes.
Dry cracking skin can be prevented by moisturizing your feet daily before you go to bed so the moisturizer can soak in. Use a moisturizer that doesn't contain alcohol, since alcohol lotion will continue to create dry cracked skin.
Painful bunions. Want to prevent bunions? Watch this youtube video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVPexoz1b-0
Shoe wear for bunions: https://backpackerverse.com/best-hiking-boots-shoes-bunions/
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