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Have you ever noticed the position of the big toe

Have you ever noticed the position of the big toe of a young child when their bare foot is flat on the ground? It is usually pointing straight out of the foot.
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Professor Meyer, of Zurich, more than thirty years ago, pointed out the important fact that, in a natural, healthy foot, the middle line of the great toe continued backwards and passed through a central point in the heel. This is now called the Meyers line and if the big toe is natural the push off when walking or running is by the big toe along this line. The Meyers line is a simple way to assess the anatomical and functional alignment of the great toe in relation to the rest of the foot.
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Try this on your feet:
1. Draw the outline of your foot on a piece of paper.
2. Mark the mid-point of the big-toe joint (the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint which links your big toe to your foot).
3. Mark the midpoint of the heel.
4. Draw a straight line from the mid-point of the heel through the midpoint of the big-toe joint.
5. Is your big toe aligned with the Meyers line?
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When walking naturally, we first set down the heel and then the rest of the foot follows, the movement going from the heel to the big toe. The foot then pushes off from the ground with the ball of the foot and finally with the big toe. The big toe works along the Meyers line.
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Unfortunately fashion and the shoe trade like shoes that go inwards at the toes. This forces the big toe out of the Meyers line towards the centre of the foot as well as crushing the other toes inwards. This lessens the force of the backward thrust of the big toe as it leaves the ground in walking. It also turns the big toe so that it lies wrong, leading to in-grown toenails and the forming of a bunion.
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No part of the body is as much distorted by unscientific clothing as the feet and the feet have to bear and move the weight of the whole body. Sad isn’t it?😢
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How do your big toes line up with the Meyers line?

It’s good to be back! ⠀ I’m in the studio to

It’s good to be back!
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I’m in the studio today seeing people for muscle rebalancing, movement training, 1:1 Pilates and sports massage.
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We've moved out of full lockdown today in the UK after a long 4+ months. Shops, hairdressers and outdoor seating areas at the pubs are now open. I've heard that there are queues for miles outside some of the shops on the high street. I’m not that desperate for clothes shopping but I do have a booking at the pub later this week!
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If you've got any aches and pains or issues with movement and posture that you'd like sorted you are very welcome to make an appointment with me. I’m in SW19 London.
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When it comes to footwear *less is more* yet over

When it comes to footwear *less is more* yet over the past 50 years we have become convinced (mainly by manufacturers of shoes) that our feet need cushioning and support.
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The more technology and research that's gone into a shoe, the better it is for your feet right??
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Ron Hill won the 74th Boston Marathon with a course record 2:10:30. He did it wearing these shoes - no cushioning, no support. These shoes are more minimal than much of the minimal footwear of today.
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(Hill also won other golds for marathons and also holds a claim to the longest streak of consecutive days running - he ran every day for 52 years and 39 days from 1964 to 2017.)
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The primary purpose of shoes is to protect the bottom surface of the foot. Nothing more.
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It has been shown that the less you place between the foot and the ground, the greater your stability. Also, your ankles and feet get stronger when the supportive nature of modern running shoes is removed. Stronger feet are healthier feet!
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If you don't wear minimal shoes to run in now, please don't go out and do it straight away. You'll need to work on changing your running style so that you forefoot or midfoot strike and don't land on your heel first.

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Deform the soles of your feet to: ⠀ 💙move the

Deform the soles of your feet to:
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💙move the joints of your foot,
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💙stimulate the nerve endings in your foot,
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💙stretch your plantar fascia.
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👣Walk barefoot on stones, on rough ground, on twigs and branches. If you must wear shoes make sure that the soles of them are thin enough to feel through.👣
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