The average person walks more than 115,000 miles in a lifetime.
Every walking step you take exerts pressure up to three times
your body weight on your feet. Running exerts up to ten times
your body weight. We cram our feet into tight-fitting, stiff
shoes; subject them to the unnatural angles of high heels; pound
them on pavement and asphalt; smother them in airless socks and
shoes; or simply stand on them for hours on end. It's no wonder
that the skin, 26 bones, and intricate webbing of muscles and
ligaments in each of our feet sometimes can't stand up to the
pressure. Many common foot ailments are related to choice of
shoes, especially in women. Of the 356 women involved in a
survey by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Association
(AOFAS), 80% had some kind of foot pain. That's no surprise when
you consider that 88% of them were wearing shoes that were
smaller than their feet! Footwear that is too tight, too loose,
excessively airtight, or shaped in unnatural ways can cause or
aggravate problems. Here