Posted by Kirsten on Friday, April 27th, 2012
We're happy to have had a chance to talk to Kevin Lu, runner, engineer, and all-around science fan. He blogs about long distance running at Beyond Distance and is also the tech columnist at iRunnerblog. Healing Feet: How long have you been running? Kevin Lu: The first time I laced up and went for a run was in August of 2009. It ...
Posted by Kirsten on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Diabetes is bad. It won't kill you, but it can make your life pretty complicated. Monitoring your blood sugar all the time is one such complication (bodily fluids: they tell all). Monitoring your feet is another. Let's talk today about some of the potential pitfalls that your feet face when you have diabetes, and how you can manage them.
Posted by Kirsten on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
When you think about hockey players and injuries, you probably think about things like concussions (the Lost Season of Sid the Kid), broken teeth, broken noses. But look at the results of a survey done by the skate protection company Spats: 95% of hockey players have had an injury to their foot from a shot or a slash. 78% of ...
Posted by Kirsten on Monday, March 12th, 2012
Picture this: [You sit staring at your foot. There is a small fluid filled bubble on your toe. It hurts. Now your internal monologue kicks in.] .You: Hmmm...a blister. Dang it. I've had blisters before. What did I do? Well, one time I popped it open and drained it. That really, really hurt while it healed up. Then there was that time ...
Posted by Kirsten on Thursday, March 8th, 2012
It's happened to everyone. You get a brand new pair of shoes and you're so excited to wear them for the first time. Maybe you put together a special outfit and wear them to a big occasion. Instead of feeling awesome in your new shoes, though, every step hurts, and it just gets worse and worse. Suddenly you're looking for ...
Posted by Kirsten on Friday, March 2nd, 2012
I don't know about you, but when I was a kid, if I hear someone talk about "corns" on their feet, I pictured something like actual little pieces of yellow corn sprouting on their toes. I wasn't sure how exactly why corn would grow on a person's foot, but thought maybe it had something to do with eating too much ...
Posted by Kirsten on Thursday, March 1st, 2012
It is a disconcerting sight, if you look down and see that one of your toenails is black. It is especially alarming if you are quite sure that you are not wearing black nail polish. So why on earth would your toenail turn black? Is it in a bad mood? Is it trying to make a fashion statement? Has it just ...
Posted by Kirsten on Monday, February 27th, 2012
What size shoe do you wear? Sounds like an easy question, right? But if someone asked me, my answer wouldn't be an enthusiastic "6 1/2." It would be more like, "6 1/2, sometimes 6, a 7 in running shoes, probably boots, too, so I have room for heavier socks..." I'm sure most people would give a similar response. The primary reason we ...
Posted by Kirsten on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Let's talk socks. Yes, those things you slip over your feet before you put on your shoes. I know, you don’t put a lot of thought into your socks other than maybe, “Is it okay that I’m wearing my Halloween pumpkin socks in February...to my performance review with my boss?” Or “Did the dryer eat my sock?” Or the ever popular, ...
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