More reasons to ditch the flip flops. Day 1

What are you wearing on your feet?

As a Foot Health Practitioner I am always amazed by the things you put on your feet. The shoes and anything else you put on your feet say a lot about you and you will subconsciously make snap decisions about people based on their looks and what they are wearing whether you like to admit it or not.  

With sunny and warmer weather is is not unusual to see women and men even in summery clothing and walking around with flip flops on their feet. Sure flip flops feel like the ultimate summery option because they are light and your feet are exposed to the suns rays rather than being stifled by stuffy hot shoes or trainers. In truth though flip flops should only EVER been worn very briefly on the Beach, at the Pool, Spa or in Shared Showers. Anywhere else and you are doing your feet and the eyeballs of other passers by a massive disservice and there are some very interesting reasons why.  

In some previous blogs you would have heard that Flip Flops expose your feet to bacteria, viral, and fungal infections, slow you down, make you more clumsy, destroy your heels and can cause blisters. There are also more reasons to avoid the Flip Flops to walk around in. 

They can permanently damage your toes

The pathology of your feet is complicated and hammertoes occur where the joints of your toes bend and can be caused by a muscle/tendon imbalance. The condition can be caused by persistently wearing any type of inappropriate footwear particularly high heels or anything that is too tight meaning the toe has to bend to fit into a cramped position. It can also be exasperated by a situation where your toes have to perform a repeated gripping action particularly if you are not allowing your toes to straighten. The chances are flip flops on their own aren't causing all the damage to your toes and that it is also other types of poor footwear that you are wearing as well.  

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