Do you know your feet?

Facts

Amusing and interesting facts about the human feet. 

• When you are stressed, you are more susceptible to the virus that causes warts on the foot.
• Excess stress on the feet can aggravate sweating. Ensure shoes fit properly and rest your feet up as much as possible, especially if you have a job which tends to keep you on your feet.
• Flat feet are not always problematic – if flat feet are well-aligned, they enable a person to stand for longer periods of time, as the weight is distributed over a larger area.
• It’s rare that two feet are exactly the same; one of them is often larger than the other.
• The feet contain approximately 250,000 sweat glands that excrete as much as half a pint of moisture every day.
• Excess moisture can cause (and exacerbate) many skin-related problems such as athletes foot, fungal nails, eczematous conditions, and many dermatoses.
• Shopping for shoes is best done in the afternoon, when your feet have swollen a little. Then you can be sure that your new shoes will fit your feet at all times.
• The feet can be one of the most indicative signs of an individual's health. Early symptoms for diabetes, arthritis and circulatory problems can often show themselves initially in the feet.
• Standing in one spot is far more tiring than walking. The reason for this is that demands are being made on the same few muscles for a length of time.
• The skin on bottom (plantar surface) of your feet is thicker than it is anywhere else on your body. It is the first defense against repetitive foot problems.
• Lower backache, headaches, indigestion and a misaligned spine can often be traced to problems with your feet.
• Corns and calluses are never normal, but they are a common foot problems. They indicate that you could benefit from foot alignment or from better choice of shoes.
• The average person takes approximately 8-10,000 steps/day and will walk almost 115,000 miles in his/her lifetime. This is equivalent to about 4 ½ times around the earth
• 25% of bones in the human body are located in the feet, which are made up from 52 bones.
• The record for the most feet sniffed belongs to a Madeline Albrecht, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA. So far, throughout her career working for a research company testing footcare products for Scholl, Madeline has sniffed approximately 5,600 feet.
• The largest feet in the world belong to a Mr Matthew McGrory who lives in America whose feet are a whopping size 28½ (US size). The 7ft4in resident of Florida, USA has to fork out a massive $22,745 for a pair of shoes to fit his unusually large feet.

Sources:

Foothealthcare

Podiatryvic

Freshfoot