People with high arches are at increased risk for foot pain and stress fractures of their bones of their feet because their feet are usually very poor shock absorbers. A report in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (October 2007) shows that custom orthotics can help. When you run rapidly,...
Dr. Gabe Mirkin's Fitness and Health e-Zine June 24, 2007
Choose Your Cycling Foot Position
Many experienced cyclists do not know whether it is best to point their feet upward, downward, or straight as they cycle. A recent study from San Diego State University shows that you should...
Recently I was forced to move my swim workouts from the morning to the evening. It seems that I am more likely to get foot cramps when I swim in the evening, although I have no idea why. I usually crawl about 2000 yards, and I can tell I'm headed from cramps pretty early in the workout, although...
I am currently in the army, and just last year I caught the triathlon bug. Between my regular army training and my training for triathlons I did some damage to both my feet. The doctors (neurologist, podiatrist, and recently a pain dr) are having some trouble on pinpointing the exact cause of...
Podiatrist talks about before and during race prepartation for foot & ankle care for endurance athletes (transcript/html)
http://3athlete.com/go.php?http://feeds.feedburner.com/EnduranceRadioDailyAudioInterview?m=149
A very unusual online program calculates your foot length and width from placing your foot on your scanner.
http://www.vis.ca/internetfootscan.htm
Give it a try ;)
