Feet are the beginning of great posture and easy movement. Happy feet make a happy body. Are your feet happy? If you have tired achy feet at the end of your day the answer is probably no. If you have arch pain, heel pain, or toe pain, the answer is certainly no. But what if you have zero pain in your feet and ankles? Happy feet? To answer this question consider the joints and muscles upstream. If you have complaints about your knees, hips, and lower back, then you can bet you have feet that are causing those problems or being compromised by them. Either way, feet must literally bear the burden of the whole body. A very enlightening exercise is to take a walk on the carpet with your wet feet after a nice shower. Are your footprints clearly formed? Do they point forward? If not are they at least not-forward symmetrically? Probably not. And the difference between one foot and the other will probably also show on the […] Continue reading