If you want your feet to remain healthy and strong, you may want to consider doing daily exercises specifically to help with, or avoid, foot problems. At our
podiatry office Brighton Beach, Body & Feet, our podiatrist, Dr. Eugene Shapiro, can talk to you about the benefits of foot exercise.
As we age, and especially as we have a more sedentary lifestyle, it is a good idea to exercise your feet on a regular basis. This will help to improve your overall foot health. If you exercise your feet on a regular basis, it also may very well reduce your chances of having a foot injury. The best type of foot exercise that you can possibly do is walking. The simple activity of walking will force your feet to go through a full range of motion. And, walking will also improve your overall health including your cardiovascular health, blood circulation, and muscle tone. Other exercises that will also help your feet stay healthy are flexibility exercises and resistance exercises. Flexibility exercises can be very effective in reducing your risk for injury. And the good news is, you are never too old to improve your flexibility with foot exercises. When you start flexibility exercises, you should have slow and gentle daily stretches, which will work on one group of muscles at a time. Resistance exercises use either weights or bands. They will serve to strengthen the muscles of your feet. Some exercises can be done while you are sitting down, while others need to be done standing up. Our podiatrist at our
podiatry office Brighton Beach will be happy to talk to you about the benefits of foot exercises and let you know some specific exercises that will be helpful in your own situation.
For an appointment to see our podiatrist at our
podiatry office Brighton Beach, contact us today.
Body & Feet
301 Ocean View Ave.
Brooklyn, New York 11235
(718) 502-6656
By Body & Feet
April 9, 2019
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