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Keep Summer Feet Healthy and Happy

The foot is an engineering marvel. Whether a petite size 6 or a convertible size 9 1/2, each amazing foot is packed with 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments. And you need every one of them, considering your feet have to bear the weight of your body and carry you around for 70 or more years.

Well, now’s the time to treat your feet right, with our guide to everything you need to know about pampering and preventing serious problems—and how to get them ready for sandal weather.

By Catherine Winters

Last Updated: July 16, 2009
Filed Under: Girls Gotta Move
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  • Ada Devlin

    I believe that I have plantar facitis(spelling?), and I noted that in your comments on this condittion you commented that stretching might help alleviate this condition. My question to you is, “What kind of stretches should I do, and how do I do them?”

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