Your forefoot consistently takes a beating, but nature designed it to handle it. Mess with nature’s design, however, and problems like hammertoe, flat feet and calluses can crop up. The Bones Your forefoot contains two sets of bones: the phalanges and the metatarsals. The phalanges are your toe bones. Your big toe has two phalanges
Read More →Whether you’re walking, running or simply standing, your feet need to make subtle or not-so-subtle movements to keep you balanced, stable or moving forward. Such movements are only made possible through your feet’s multiple joints. Each foot contains 33 joints. Some of them, such as your ankle joint, are incredibly mobile. Others are only capable
Read More →Efficiency can refer to your body’s ability to achieve the highest level of performance with the lowest risk of energy. Here’s how your body ensures you have it when you’re walking. You not only eventually learn to walk without giving your gait a second thought, but you learn to do so efficiently. This only comes
Read More →You know your ankles and feet play an important role in your ability to walk, but you may not be aware of the incredible array of adjustments they actually go through. Read on for a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes action. While there are many components that play a role in the gait cycle, none may
Read More →Muscles are a must for walking, but you may not realize just how complex and intricate their motions can be. Check out the variety of muscles and their movements that make the gait cycle possible. Taking a step would not be possible without the extensive lineup of muscles that help ensure you can effectively move
Read More →You already know how important your ankles, feet and muscles are for walking. But there is one more element without which you wouldn’t be able to take a single step. That element is fascia. Check out its vital role in the gait cycle. Our previous posts on the gait cycle gave you a general overview,
Read More →Your body coordinates so many elements to take a single step. If one of those elements is not functioning properly, it can effect your gait cycle as well as your body as a whole. Read on to find out how. As you learned through our series of posts on gait, an incredible lineup of elements
Read More →While walking may seem as simple as putting one foot in front of the other, your body’s working hard during each and every step. An overview of the gait cycle makes that evident. Check it out! A lot can happen in a single second, which is how long it takes you to complete a full
Read More →Efficiency is one of those buzzwords that’s become a big deal in the world of automobiles and appliances. But it’s also a big deal when it comes to your body’s movements. Efficient movements lead to top performance while inefficient movements can result in poor performance and even injury. What It Is When it comes to
Read More →Grabbing a pair of minimalist running shoes and heading for the trails may sound like a good example of barefoot training, but it’s not. Barefoot training is actually based on barefoot science, and once you hear the word “science,” you can expect things may get fairly complicated. We’ll try to keep it simple with a
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