Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatments for Athletes

For any walking, hiking, or racing foot problem, this book has advice and answers from experts on how to prevent and treat it. The diagrams and steps to follow are excellent for things like taping your feet and treating blisters. For each problem, multiple solutions are offered by various ultramarathoners and foot experts. This book should be the first item you buy when you are training for a half-marathon or marathon.

To prevent or treat any walking foot problem, this book has the answers, all presented in easy-to-read format with photos and diagrams of exactly what to do. This should be the first item you buy when you decide to start training for a half-marathon or marathon or multi-day walk. Advice is presented by the author, ultra-marathon director and orthopedic technician John Vonhof, as well as several ultra-racers. These are people who know what works and how to do it right.

Footwear Basics: Preventing problems starts with the right shoes and insoles for your feet. With diagrams and bullet points, you learn how to find the right shoes for your feet.

Prevention: Through lubricants, socks, powders, taping, and lacing techniques, this section is pure gold and full of diagrams and links to products and recipes. There is no one best solution - different things work for different feet, and this is a comprehensive resource. It includes advice for multi-day events and 159 Ways to Prevent Blisters.

Treatments: 28 pages on how to treat blisters, complete with diagrams and photos. Sections also cover sprains and fractures, tendon and ligament injuries, plantar fasciitis and heel spur, toe and forefoot problems, and skin disorders.

I can't praise this book enough. It is written for us, the walkers and hikers and runners who need advice on what to do before and after we stress our feet.

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