I had a woman come up to me this week who said, "I doubt you can help me with this but I thought I'd ask you....everytime I walk my calf muscles get so sore! I've been to the doctor and physio and nothing is helping me."
I asked how old her shoes were - explaining that even a shoe that is 6 months old can be so worn on the interior they need replacing. (As I looked down at my own and realized that yeah I need new shoes too!)
She continued, "It doesn't matter what kind of shoes I have on they all hurt!"
Ok...
I had her stand infront of me and noticed her arches are starting to fall.
So I asked her if she's ever looked at the wear pattern at the bottom of her shoes?
Your shoes won't lie to you!
Sure enough the wear pattern showed she is pronating on her feet (falling in toward the midline)... the big toe sides of her shoes were really worn while the outside edges hardly had any wear.
She said, "I can't believe I don't walk properly on my feet! How do I change it?"
Ah... awareness. I shared that I used to be a stomach sleeper and had to teach myself how to sleep on my side or on my back. I did it, but it took awhile to reprogram.
Walking is the same. You have to teach yourself how to use your feet properly again. And being it's taken years of being unaware that you are doing so, it will take some time to correct.
I thought it was worth mentioning on this blog. If you are having some struggles without explanation with the feet, ankles, knees or hips check your shoes! They won't lie.
Namaste,
Tammy
PS. I might just get the worst colouring books on the planet award! LOL... even with the negative comments I've received on some of my books, I still believe in them. That's the thing with art... you love it or hate it. And I think they are great! Check it out and go buy one!
I asked how old her shoes were - explaining that even a shoe that is 6 months old can be so worn on the interior they need replacing. (As I looked down at my own and realized that yeah I need new shoes too!)
She continued, "It doesn't matter what kind of shoes I have on they all hurt!"
Ok...
I had her stand infront of me and noticed her arches are starting to fall.
So I asked her if she's ever looked at the wear pattern at the bottom of her shoes?
Your shoes won't lie to you!
Sure enough the wear pattern showed she is pronating on her feet (falling in toward the midline)... the big toe sides of her shoes were really worn while the outside edges hardly had any wear.
She said, "I can't believe I don't walk properly on my feet! How do I change it?"
Ah... awareness. I shared that I used to be a stomach sleeper and had to teach myself how to sleep on my side or on my back. I did it, but it took awhile to reprogram.
Walking is the same. You have to teach yourself how to use your feet properly again. And being it's taken years of being unaware that you are doing so, it will take some time to correct.
I thought it was worth mentioning on this blog. If you are having some struggles without explanation with the feet, ankles, knees or hips check your shoes! They won't lie.
Namaste,
Tammy
PS. I might just get the worst colouring books on the planet award! LOL... even with the negative comments I've received on some of my books, I still believe in them. That's the thing with art... you love it or hate it. And I think they are great! Check it out and go buy one!
