Avoid summers flip-flop dangers

Youre working hard on your weight loss and fitness and something as simple as a bad pair of flip-flops can undo all your hard work with foot, leg and even hip pain.

Many people live in flip-flops during the summer, but they often dont provide the support and safety of your running shoes or cross-trainers.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine orthopedic doctors see lots of patients this time of year with flip-flop injuries such as:

• Kinetic stress: People modify their gait when wearing flip-flops, gripping their toes in order to keep the shoes in place. This can lead to changes that stress different muscles and strain toes, ankles, legs, hips and back.
• Arch pain, plantar fasciitis and nerve Issues: A flat and flimsy shoe bed does not provide the foot with adequate support for all-day wear.
• Lower-extremity pain: Lack of shock absorption can cause pain to feet, legs, hips and back.
• Cuts and germs: Feet are exposed to the elements and can roll off the shoe, exposing the heel to the ground.

If you cant shake the flip-flop habit, you might want to try one with a lot more support. Integrative health specialist Dr. Andrew Weil offers some tips for flip-flop fans:

• Wash your feet daily with lukewarm water and mild soap; dry well, especially between the toes.
• Use a cream or lanolin lotion to keep the skin of your feet smooth and exfoliate regularly especially around your heels and big toes; talk to your doctor about any cracks in the skin.
• Never walk barefoot (which can increase your chances of contracting a fungus).
• Don't let your feet get too hot or too cold.
• Look for summer shoes and sandals with a wide toe box and arch supports, or orthotics, which prevent the foot from rolling in when you walk.

Dr. Weil has a line of sandals, sold on the Orthaheel website, which are built on an orthotic base, keeping your body in line and providing arch support, something that most flip-flops lack. A fat reduction overview can help you produce a clear summarize of what you require to focus on to carry out your fat reducing goal if you're a rookie; or serve as a reminder for those who are at an advanced or more enhance level of their losing weight strategy. Promptly after are seven steps that can serve as suggestions for your own weight loss program. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same. Many weight loss plans have misled people into wondering that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss plans only work by resulting in a person's body to eliminate more muscle tissue and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. Theyre also great to wear as supportive recovery shoes after your workout. You can find out more at Orthaheelusa.com or Weilbeing.com.

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