"Foot Notes"

From the handout that Lynette provided at her Saturday Special focussed on the feet and ankles (See Greetings! post for a report on the class):

The average American takes 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day, bringing a force of several tons to bear on the feet and spanning several miles.

We walk about 115,000 miles in a lifetime - more than four times the circumference of the globe.

A 150-pound person walking one mile exerts the equivalent of 63.5 tons - 127,000 pounds - on each foot.

Walking on cement can give each foot a 180-pound jolt with each step.

There are approximately 250,000 sweat glands in a pair of feet, and they excrete as much as half a pint of moisture each day.

Walking is the best form of exercise for the feet.

There is an important relationship between our feet and our overall health and well-being! (Courtesy of the American Podiatric Medical Association)

All good reasons to take care of and appreciate our feet as the foundation of our yoga poses, our posture, and our connection to the good earth!