Tips For Healthy Winter Feet

The average person will walk over 100,000 miles in their lifetime. After looking at this number, it should not be hard to understand why the importance of foot care is so high. With the winter months now upon us, achieving proper care can be difficult for many. Here at Cherrywood Foot Care, we’d like to help with this. By following the advice we’ve listed out below, you’ll be able to fight the risk of sustaining an injury during the first few months of the new decade.

Keep Your Skin Hydrated

During the winter, it is common for your skin to dry out, even on your feet! This can result in the formation of corns, calluses, or cracked heels. While these are not life-threatening, they can cause foot discomfort and be aesthetically unpleasing. To help avoid this, be sure to take some time to massage your feet with moisturizing cream. Doing so will keep the skin hydrated and reduce the risk of these issues developing.

Choose The Right Footwear

The harsh weather that comes along with winter can be detrimental to your foot health. Proper footwear always needs to be worn when traveling outdoors. Make sure your shoes or boots are warm and insulated to help ward off frostbite. They should also be waterproof. Allowing your feet to get wet while outside in the cold can be disastrous to your foot health.

Remove Wet Shoes Or Socks Immediately 

Wet shoes and socks must be removed from your feet as soon as possible. Fungal and bacterial infection thrive in damp environments, so keeping your feet exposed to these conditions for too long can harmful to their health.   

Try To Stay Active

At Cherrywood Foot Care, we know how tempting it can be to spend all your free time nestled up in your cozy, warm bed this winter. It may seem like the best way to wait out the cold, however, you should do your best to fight this urge. Prolonged periods of inactivity can lead to foot and ankle swelling. Even if you don’t want to go outside for a run or take a trip to the gym, there are basic exercises that you can do from the comfort of your own home! Try performing the following to keep the blood flowing to your feet:

• Low jump squats.
• Lunges.
• Side lunges.
• Single leg glute bridge.
• Sumo squats.

Contact Us Today!

Even the most cautious of people are at risk of sustaining a foot injury or complication this winter. If it happens to you, remember that you are not alone. Our team at Cherrywood Foot Care is here to help! We’ll be able to diagnose the issue and then come up with the perfect treatment plan. To avoid struggling all winter with a foot problem, be sure to contact us today!