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FIXING YOUR FEET: Prevention and Treatments for Athletes - 4th edition |
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About the Book Fixing Your Feet gives good, solid, proven advice to prevent and treat problems. It provides runners, hikers, adventure racers, triathletes--any athlete, with a complete source of information about proper foot care. Too often athletes spend vast amounts of money, time, and thought on training, equipment and travel, but little or no preparation on their feet. All factors in foot care are explored. You learn how to be proactive in order to prevent problems with your feet through proper prevention techniques, how to be reactive with treatments when problems develop, and what supplies and resources are available to help fix your feet. |
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Table of Contents The Best of 10 Years of Foot Care Part One: The Basics
Part Two: Footwear Basics
Part Three: Prevention
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- 4th edition Part Four: Treatments
Part Five: Sources and Resources
Glossary Endnotes Bibliography General Index Product Index |
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Here's a review from a Don Mann -- Fixing Your Feet is a must for any long or ultra-distance runner, hiker, triathlete or adventure racer. Your chances of successful training and racing will be greatly improved after having read Fixing your Feet. John Vonhof's experience, research and work on preventive maintenance and treatment for foot problems has been a real gift for athletes and others who are on their feet for long periods of time in adverse conditions. In ultra distance running and adventure racing, it is often the feet that are the first to break down. John's work has provided us with a complete manual on proper foot care. This book has made it possible for so many long and ultra-distance athletes to be able to put in the high mileage needed to be able to complete long races without being disabled due to foot problems. So many an athlete can give credit to their training and racing successes to John for his work. John discusses in detail, the steps needed to prevent foot problems and describes in laymen's terms how to treat foot problems that do occur. His explanation on the biomechanics of the foot is very easy to understand and clearly shows how your feet are prone to certain problems. He talks of hot spots, blisters, plantar fasciitis, tendonitis and other common foot problems associated with shoe, boot and sock selection and proper fitting. With ultra-endurance sports becoming so popular, John's work filled a huge void. I highly recommend this book to any athlete who spends much time on their feet. Don D Mann from Fredericksburg, VA; the founder and former race director for The BEAST of the EAST, The Mega Dose, The Odyssey Double and Triple Iron, The Expedition British Virgin Island Adventure Race and Race to the Pole (9000-mile race, Ecuador to the North Pole). Don is a retired Navy SEAL and has competed in well over 1000 endurance competitions over the past 25 years. |
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