DrTri Weekly HomeWork Jan 4, 2009 / SuperFeet Modification

DrTri Weekly Health & Fitness HomeWork for Jan. 4, 2009

This week's HomeWork is focused on your feet!

SuperFeet/Orthotic/Insole Modification




Sometime this week do one, or all, of the following three things:

1. If your ‘activity based shoes’ (i.e. Running shoes, tennis shoes, hiking shoes/boots, etc.) are more than 3 months old, go buy yourself a new pair. Also, remove the flimsy insole that comes with your new footwear and buy a pair of new insoles – SuperFeet, SofSole, RoadRunner Sports brand, etc. If you have a custom insole/orthotic already, then you are already set. Modify your insole/orthotic/Superfeet according to the above video. This is assuming that you don’t already have a “tranverse arch support” (watch the video and you will see what that means) built into your SuperFeet/SoftSole/Orthotic/Insole.

2. If your shoes are less than 3 months old, then simply, remove the flimsy insole that comes with your new footwear and buy a pair of new insoles – SuperFeet, SofSole, RoadRunner Sports brand, etc. If you have a custom insole/orthotic already, then you are already set. Modify your insole/orthotic/Superfeet according to the above video. This is assuming that you don’t already have a “tranverse arch support” (watch the video and you will see what that means) built into your SuperFeet/SoftSole/Orthotic/Insole.

3. Schedule yourself a foot massage. This may sound a little off-putting to a few of you. But, believe me you will immediately see the benefit. Now, I am not talking about rubby-dub foot massage that will make you feel all warm and fuzzy while they are doing it. I am talking about a serious ‘get in there and work over the knots in your feet’ type massage. Now I know at least a few of you are not excited about someone touching your feet. All I can say is, “Get over it”. Your feet are one of the most important parts of your body and they take a lot of abuse. You will benefit greatly from having the muscles in your feet worked over.

There are many very good massage therapists out there, and here are a few of my favorites around the Seattle area:

Leah Bowman 206.853-3158 My personal favorite.

Seth Bennet 206.443-3933

Judy Phleger 206.443-3933

Wendy Sobol 206.547-1938

For those of you in other areas, call around and make sure you find a massage therapist that at the very least does serious ‘deep tissues work’. If they do ART, Soma, or Rolfing, even better!

Bellevue area people feel free to recommend your personal favorite and I will pass it on.

Have a great week!
MRoss

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