About two years ago, Claire Haeuptle, a physical therapist based in San Diego, was interested in strengthening the muscles and ligaments of her feet. Haeuptle, who played four years of collegiate ...

Walking barefoot can make your foot and leg muscles stronger. Grounding, walking without shoes, can reduce stress and improve mental health. Be careful of getting cuts, fungal infections, or injuries ...

Gordon Hlavenka, Bethany Vedder, Debi Jellema and Ken Grossinger find it somewhat baffling that U.S. consumers buy 1.3 billion pairs of shoes every year, or about five pairs for every man, woman and ...

If you're worried about the health of your feet, this may make you feel differently about how you move around your house.

For most of our 200,000 years of existence as a species, humans have walked the planet barefoot. It’s only in the last 40,000 years that shoes have come into style. We evolved to feel the ground under ...

This strength training practice can fortify your feet, but experts warn that it’s not without risk. By Rachel Fairbank About two years ago, Claire Haeuptle, a physical therapist based in San Diego, ...