Five things you didn't know about ... feet
Five things you didn't know about ... feet
1. Heavy load: Each foot has 26 bones, 32 joints, and a network of more than 100 tendons, ligaments and muscles. Every step places 1.5 times your body weight of pressure on your foot, yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight.
2. Agony of de feet: A 2007 survey of foot ailments by the American Podiatric Medical Association shows that about 45 percent of Americans suffer from foot pain, and 54 percent of people with a foot ailment said the pain prevents them from performing routine activities.
3. Something stinks: American adults suffer most from heel pain, nail problems and sweaty feet/foot odor, the survey reveals.
4. Sorry, Manolo: About 27 percent of Americans admit to wearing footwear that hurts their feet either daily (8 percent) or weekly (19 percent). However, the incidence of wearing painful shoes decreased with age.
5. Miles to go: The average American adult walks 8,000 to 10,000 steps each day and thousands of miles in a lifetime. So why wear painful shoes?
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