Daniel Priestley

Good question. So there are some exercises. They're kind of foot doming exercises and things like that. I can send you some links to videos showing you some good foot strengthening exercises. So that's one way to do it. But the other way is to wear more minimal shoes, to wear shoes that aren't stiff-soled, that don't have arch supports. Go barefoot a lot, right?

And those that will naturally strengthen the muscles in your foot because you'll have to use those muscles So you ever gone for like a long walk or run on a beach right and afterwards your your feet are kind of tired Mm-hmm, right the reason your feet are tired is because you're now working on a compliant surface, right? It's not stiff.

And those that will naturally strengthen the muscles in your foot because you'll have to use those muscles So you ever gone for like a long walk or run on a beach right and afterwards your your feet are kind of tired Mm-hmm, right the reason your feet are tired is because you're now working on a compliant surface, right? It's not stiff.

It's your muscles having to work more to stiffen your foot to push you forward, right?

It's your muscles having to work more to stiffen your foot to push you forward, right?

So wearing shoes that aren't as stiff-soled, where they don't have arch supports, will slowly strengthen your feet. But, and this is a huge but, if you do too much too fast, your plantar fasciitis will come roaring back and you'll hate me. You'll never forgive me because, yeah, those are Vivo barefoots. Yeah, I wear the same shoes.

So wearing shoes that aren't as stiff-soled, where they don't have arch supports, will slowly strengthen your feet. But, and this is a huge but, if you do too much too fast, your plantar fasciitis will come roaring back and you'll hate me. You'll never forgive me because, yeah, those are Vivo barefoots. Yeah, I wear the same shoes.

Great shoes. Yeah, those are wonderful shoes. Those are exactly the kind of shoes that will help strengthen your feet.

Great shoes. Yeah, those are wonderful shoes. Those are exactly the kind of shoes that will help strengthen your feet.

But you can transition. If you have weak feet, which I'm guessing you do, if you suddenly, that's the only shirt you wear all the time, you'll probably regret it, right? So slowly, slowly, slowly increase the percentage of time, just like anything else. If you suddenly decide to lift huge weights that you can't lift before, you'll hurt yourself, right? The same thing as with your feet. Yeah.

But you can transition. If you have weak feet, which I'm guessing you do, if you suddenly, that's the only shirt you wear all the time, you'll probably regret it, right? So slowly, slowly, slowly increase the percentage of time, just like anything else. If you suddenly decide to lift huge weights that you can't lift before, you'll hurt yourself, right? The same thing as with your feet. Yeah.

So slowly it does it. But if you do it gradually and slowly and carefully, you can build up strength in your foot and you'll be a happier person.

So slowly it does it. But if you do it gradually and slowly and carefully, you can build up strength in your foot and you'll be a happier person.

Yeah, I mean, I don't think you have to run barefoot, though it can be fun. But yeah, I mean, and I can think of plenty of other examples. We love comfort, but comfort's not necessarily good for us.

Yeah, I mean, I don't think you have to run barefoot, though it can be fun. But yeah, I mean, and I can think of plenty of other examples. We love comfort, but comfort's not necessarily good for us.

Oh, man, that gets me so mad. Right. I mean, I hear this from doctors all the time. Right. Oh, yeah. Running is bad for your knees. Now, it is true that knee injuries are the most common running injuries. But arthritis, which is really what they're usually talking about, it's absolutely definitively not true that running increases rates of knee cartilage damage and arthritis.

Oh, man, that gets me so mad. Right. I mean, I hear this from doctors all the time. Right. Oh, yeah. Running is bad for your knees. Now, it is true that knee injuries are the most common running injuries. But arthritis, which is really what they're usually talking about, it's absolutely definitively not true that running increases rates of knee cartilage damage and arthritis.

So arthritis is caused by cartilage wearing away in a joint, right? And it's a myth that running actually increases cartilage damage. If you have arthritis, running is excruciating and problematic. But if you don't have it, running actually, if anything, may be slightly preventive because cartilage joints, like everything else, benefits from being used, right?

So arthritis is caused by cartilage wearing away in a joint, right? And it's a myth that running actually increases cartilage damage. If you have arthritis, running is excruciating and problematic. But if you don't have it, running actually, if anything, may be slightly preventive because cartilage joints, like everything else, benefits from being used, right?

And so physical activity actually helps promote strong and healthy joints. We used to think that it just caused them to wear away, but actually, you know, like cars, you know, wearing away at their tires. But now we know that actually physical activity promotes repair mechanisms in cartilage just as it does in other tissues in the body.