Peter Francis receives research funding from Vivobarefoot. Evolution dictates that the human body adapts to cope with stresses present in the environment. The removal of stress from our environment ...

Running in minimalist shoes can increase leg and foot muscle volume. In a recent study conducted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Harvard Medical School, running in minimalist ...

When was the last time you gave your feet some dedicated attention? Not just a quick polish change or cramming them into those too-tight shoes, but actual loving care? For most of us, feet fall into ...

Your feet are the foundation for almost all movement. Keeping each foot healthy is important for improved posture and movement. Your feet are the foundation for almost all movement. But most of the ...

It’s easy to exercise the muscles you can see—your biceps, your quads—but there are more muscles in your body than just the big ones. We’ve talked before about the muscles in your hands and forearms, ...

The foot has a complicated anatomical structure with many parts, all of which have specific functions. Due to this complex structure, there are many conditions that can affect feet. The structure of ...

When we talk about the muscles of the core, there's a key distinction between the "global movers" (big, strong muscles that power movements like sit-ups) and "local stabilizers" (small muscles, mainly ...