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Go ahead and don flip-flops at the pool or the beach – that’s good. But avoid the bad and the ugly by:

-not wearing them all day
-alternate flip-flops with more supportive sandals or shoes
-losing the flip-flops when you’re playing sports and wearing --appropriate athletic shoes instead.

The Bad – flip-flops are never going to win any awards for providing good support. We’ve seen countless cases of arch pain and plantar fasciitis linked to a whole summer spent in these lightweight, rubbery, unsupportive sandals. There’s just not enough to them to give your arches the cushioning and cradling they crave.

The Good – flip-flops protect you from diseases like athlete’s foot and other fungi. In this sense, they’re definitely better than going barefoot. Flip-flops are convenient to toss into a beach bag or backpack. Pull them out and slip them on while walking on pool decks or in public locker rooms where fungi love to multiply.

Moisturize your feet — but not between your toes
Moisturizing your feet will prevent dry skin, which is more likely to crack and become infected. Moisturizer trapped between your toes can breed fungus.

Cut nails carefully, and always straight across
Trimming nails too short or tapering them at the edges often leads to ingrown toenails.

We use our feet to stand, walk, run, and balance. They serve as our foundation and are responsible for transferring all the force from our bodies to the ground. When the feet are weak, or injured, the rest of the body must develop compensations in order to deal with the demands placed upon it.
The stronger the feet, the stronger the foundation is for everything and the more efficient the connection between ground and body will be. As a result, we gain improved strength, power, and control in all aspects of life, but even moreso when performing high-level movements such as jumping, cutting, and running.
In the world of athletics, the separation between being good and being great often comes down to tapping into athletic potential. Jumping high or producing explosive movements seems natural or almost effortless for some athletes while others seem unable to develop that same level of “spring.” Developing a springy base (feet), as well as a rock-solid foundation for all dynamic movements, takes a creative mindset and a daily focus.
Here are keys to improving foot strength.
One of them is: Train barefoot. Barefoot training shouldn’t be done everyday. Not to mention the fact that it can be dangerous, training without shoes puts a limit on what can be accomplished in and out of the gym. However, assuming the environment is safe and “shod” training is completed the majority of the time, barefoot work should be utilized. Not only does barefoot work improve intrinsic foot strength automatically, but also allows for a better sensory link of the feet to the ground, a better tripod and stable base, and better upstream firing patterns at the glutes and hips.
Rigid training shoes rob our feet of their natural range of motion and “cramp” them into tightness and weakness. Electing to free the feet of any structured shoe and go barefoot or minimalist at least 1x/week can help offset this undesired consequence of heavy training.

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