Friday, November 13, 2015

Fun Foot Facts


On average, an adult takes 8,000 - 10,000 steps a day. That equates to walking around the earth more than four times in your lifetime.

During an average day of walking, the total forces on your feet can total hundreds of tons.

About 75% of Americans have some form of foot problem.

Women have approximately four times as many foot problems as men. Wearing high heels is a contributing factor.

A two and a half inch heel can increase the load on the forefoot by 75%.

There are 250,000 sweat glands in a pair of feet. They can excrete about half a pint of perspiration per day.

One foot is often larger than the other.

A toenail takes about six months to grow from base to tip.

A quarter of all the bones in the human body are in the feet. When bones in your feet are out of alignment, it throws off your whole boy.

Feet mirror your general health. Foot problems can be a sign of a more serious health problem.

Image by Ken Wilcox. Day 254 - Feet. (2009). Flickr.

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