Tag: Running
If you have a love for running, there are scores of races this fall taking place in many cities in Texas for you to choose from! There’s a race next Tuesday, Sept 30th that combines a 500 meter swim with a 5k run. If you can’t make it to that race, don’t sweat it! There […]
It can be a bit depressing when summer is finally over and the impending cold weather is lurking around the corner. You just need to find something to look forward to, and the Color Fun Fest 5K in Houston, TX on November 1, 2014 is just the thing! Black lights, a ton of color, and […]
Luckily, this has nothing to do with an ancient, gigantic spider who poses as a clown to convince the neighborhood kids to follow him. IT Band Syndrome has everything to do with stress and inflammation to a band of tissue, the Iliotibial Band, located on the outside of the knee joint. The IT Band is […]
Ever wake up feeling like you didnt sleep at all? You drag yourself to the bathroom to splash cold water on your face, kicking your toes at least 5 times. Your morning ritual of breakfast and preparing for the day is mired by an iron that left a rusty stain on your white shirt, missing […]
If you are talking swimsuits, debt, golf scores, or bad cholesterol I would be inclined to agree with you. In a society where it seems more is always better, Nike decided to break that mold a bit with their minimalist shoe: The Nike Free. Like the Vibram Five Finger shoe, it was designed with the […]
What is more disturbing than toe socks? Toe shoes!!! Forget the standard mitten that most shoes embody. Instead, lets think outside the box and place a glove on the foot! Its difficult enough at times to put a foot into a regular shoe, now you are asking me to place my foot AND five toes, […]
If you are an avid walker, have begun a new exercise program, or are an experienced runner, you may have experienced one of the most common lower extremity ailments, shin splints. Shin splints are characterized as pain at the front inside of the shin bone due to overexertion of the muscles. Shin splints usually involve […]
With the New Year come new beginnings. We traditionally use the New Year to make new resolutions and goals. One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight. With that in mind, here is how simply shedding a few Holiday pounds can improve the health of your feet. Increase in body weight […]
“What the heck is that?” is the slogan on the billboard for “Skele-toes” by Fila. Toe shoes are the latest trend amongst runners. The rave is about “Minimalism”- a theory that is based on minimal shoe involvement as being superior to rigid and supportive shoes. Minimalism: Those who follow “minimalism” or “barefoot running” believe that […]
I spoke with one of my friends the other day after a run. We started discussing shoe gear and what his “foot type” is. He said he didn’t know if he had a flat foot or a high arch and didn’t know how to tell the difference. I have never really thought that people might […]