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Shoe and Foot Facts
Interesting foot facts
that you may not know about your feet but might also help you to ensure the overall health of your
feet.
1. Your foot has 4 arches (the medial, lateral, metatarsal
and transverse) twenty-six bones, fifty-six ligaments and eight muscles
2. The results of poorly fitting shoes cost Americans more
than $2 billion each year.
3. An industry survey found that more that 1/2 of
Americans are not wearing properly fitted shoes.
4. If your shoes fit right it can add value to your footwear
purchase.
5. The average foot increases up to 1/3 of an inch when you
stand up.
6. High heel shoes dramatically increase pressure on the
front of the foot and can cause or aggravate many forefoot problems.
7. Jumping can put up to 9 times your total body weight on
your foot.
8. A ball and ring device may be used to provide a little
more room for toe deformities.
9. The arch of a baby's foot begins to visualize around age
2.
10. In the first three years, an average child's foot will
grow about 2 and 1/2 sizes per year.
11. The European system of shoe sizing uses centimeters that
are approximately 4 sizes to an inch compared to 3 sizes to an inch in the American sizing
system.
12. It takes 13 years for the average child's foot to fully
develop, that is the bones to ossify and mussels/ligaments to grow strong.
13. The number one method of exercise in the U.S. is
walking.
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