WHY IS FOOT HEALTH IS SO IMPORTANT?
While April is regarded as “National Foot Health Awareness Month,” Drew Shoe believes foot health is important every day, week and month. Our feet are vital to our overall health. They carry us everywhere we go and are essential in facilitating mobility. When we experience pain in our feet, we often tend to overlook it and just keep moving along – albeit sometimes in pain.
According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, approximately 20% of the U.S. population suffers from at least one foot problem per year. This could be due to poor fitting shoes, or as the result of other health problems such as diabetes or arthritis.
We walk 8,000 – 10,000 steps per day, with about 3-times our body weight impacting our feet with every step. It is important that our foundation is sound and stable to help protect not only our feet, but our knees, hips and lower back.
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