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TIP7: FOOT 4

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If you haven’t read the first 3 FOOT series, I recommend reading them first.

You can read them here↓↓
FOOT 1
FOOT 2
FOOT 3

Welcome back.
Today, I would like to expand on the “dome” shape concept of the FOOT.
Today’s goal is to be able to imagine the “dome” structure of YOUR FOOT.

The “dome” of your foot should have 3 solid bases.
-the base of your big toe
-the base of your pinky toe
-the heal bone

These Three points are the connective landmarks for the “ARCHES” of the foot

You want all three of these points firmly on the ground when you stand, and when you land.

If you can’t feel any of these three points firmly, your dome can’t and won’t function as an optimal shock absorber.

But think about it, the shock itself doesn’t go away just because your “dome” can’t absorb it.

The good news, our body has so many backup plans, it’s amazing.
The bad news, no other parts of our backups do it better than our feet, and often times the stress accumulates at our favorite backup destination.
What is your favorite destination of stress??

TIP6: The FOOT 3

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For those who never wish to become a chiropractor or a physio, let’s simplify the oh so complicated FOOT structure to 1 crucial feature.
Most of you know that the foot absorbs your weight and the shock from hard surfaces, therefore acts as a cushion.

But how can a small thing like a FOOT do that??
The FOOT is supported by a total of more than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments, which all collaborate to form a “dome” shape shock absorbing structure of the FOOT.

It might be easier to imagine a camping tent, which has a structure that won’t collapse as long as you set it up correctly.


This collaboration structure in your FOOT (“dome”) is designed to be so strong that it absorbs more than x6 of our body weight when we land from a jump!!!! How amazing.
If there’s one thing you should retain from this post, is should be this “dome” like structure.

Why should we be so concerned about this “dome”  shape of our FOOT?
Okay, one more thing to note today…
Most problems that occur in the FOOT can be boiled down to this one crucial factor, the deformation of the “dome”, most of the time being a “collapse” of the “dome”(aka, flat feet).
Moreover, most chronic joint or muscle problems that occur throughout the body can be affected by this “dome” problem.

TIP5: Unravel Upper Body Tightness

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Neck, Shoulders, Upper back, Mid back, Lower back

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Tension, Stiffness, Tightness, and Pain

Do you experience any of these combination on a regular basis???

If so, and you know it’s not from an accident or a direct trauma to that region,

you will most likely benefit from learning how and where your upper body (Trunk, Arms, and Head) should be positioned.

The first step is to know (and believe) that if your upper body is stacked on top of your lower body, you will no longer have to deal with the tightness you have been experiencing.

 

But, why do so many of us have this problem?

It’s because we have the ability to do this. ↓↓

We have the ability to balance (in this case, in a bad way)

Our innate goal as a living human being is to “stand” not to “stand in a good posture”.

But you know, there is a trade-off.
Standing with poor posture forces the body to overuse, and tense many many muscles that should be at rest with good posture!

For now, let’s start by noticing.

Noticing that if your upper body is not positioned (stacked)  on top of your lower body, the result is you are more likely to experience unnecessary upper body tightness.

 

 

TIP4: The FOOT 2

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I think the FOOT deserves more credit for working so hard each and every day since the very first day we learned to stand up!!!

How can a small thing like a FOOT bear our whole body weight all the time when we are ”on our feet”?

Oh, wait. I guess we do that (“on our feet”) waaaaaaaaaay less than us humans used to.

Less “on feet” activity → weaker muscles (including the muscles in the FOOT), but probably remain the same weight, or heavier! → more problems!

Agree? Simple enough??

So, what do we do?

Very simple,  be on your feet more often.

TIP3: JOINTS 101

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JOINTS OVERVIEW

★A “JOINT” is a site where 2 or more bones articulate.

★The “bones” of a joint are “taped” together with ligaments,
★Depending on how much that joint is designed to MOVE, the joint surfaces (where the bones articulate) are usually covered with some degree of cartilage.

★ Muscles that overlap the joints are responsible for moving that joint.   There are at least 2 muscles associated with each joint.

★There are simply too many joints in the body to keep track of all of them.

Most of the joints will remain unrecognized until something goes wrong.
However, the joints we should be taking care of, are those that bear the weight.
Yes, the weight bearing joints.
When we take care of these joints properly, all joints should become happy!

http://www.dragoerhb.dk/english/z177.html
http://www.arthritis-health.com/types/osteoarthritis/ankle-joint-anatomy-and-osteoarthritis
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/faculty/sjasper/bio301L/body.html

TIP2: The FOOT 1

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Why is our FOOT so important?

Maybe because it is the only part of our body designated to interact with this world directly.
It’s an obvious answer, but I’m sure you haven’t given it much of a thought.

The foot itself contains about a quarter of the bones in our whole body.
Over:
-50 bones,
-60 joints
-100 muscles, tendons and ligaments
connect to the FOOT
No wonder so many people face a problem or two in their FOOT region.
No wonder many people and companies obsess about proper FOOTwear.

It’s one of those parts of our body that rarely gets any rest unless it alerts you with pain.

So be kind, give it a loving ♡massage or two once in a while.

 

https://www.anatomywarehouse.com/muscles-of-the-foot-anatomy-chart-a-104225

TIP1: Stacking

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The concept of stacking.

Did you know?  The more you get better at stacking YOUR body (when standing or sitting), you’ll experience less and less tension in those specific muscles or joints you unconsciously tend to depend on (or, overuse).

How to stack??
Start by imagining the top of your head pulled from above by one string.
Still feel tension or discomfort anywhere??
Neck? Shoulders? Upper back? Lower back? Hips? Thighs? Knees? Calf? Foot???
Those are the EXACT areas YOU will need to work on!

 

 

 

Daily Tips for YOU!

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I will be posting Daily Tips about all long term health related topics that I feel valuable and beneficial adding to your knowledge base.

These posts will be kept short and sweet, most of them taking less than a minute to read.

Not intended to be like a blog!