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Carnation Footcare - taking care of sporty
feet
Reader offer
 Your
feet are quite remarkable when you consider that in your lifetime they will
walk you the equivalent of four times around the world. All too often,
however, we leave our feet out of our healthcare routine.
Neglecting our feet can lead to many problems from corns and bunions to
arthritis. To help keep your feet in prime condition, footcare company
Carnation has provided 10 tips for fit feet and supplied the Squash Player
with 100 footcare kits worth £15 each for readers to win contraining a
fabulous goodies to keep your feet in pristine condition.
TO ENTER: send
an e-mail to Squash Player with your name and address and one sentence on
why you would like a foot care kit.
CLICK HERE TO ENTER
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10 FOOTCARE TIPS FROM CARNATION
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Strengthen your feet and toes by consciously straightening your toes, then
wiggling them around
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Increase foot flexibility by standing facing a wall about two feet away.
Place one foot against the wall, 3-4 inches from the floor, keeping your
heel on the floor.
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Gently
move your knee towards the wall until you feel slight stretching. Hold for
30 seconds. Repeat five times, and then do the same with the other foot.
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Stretch your heels by standing with your back to a wall with your feet
shoulder width apart. Take a step forward and bend the front leg, keeping
the back leg straight.
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Walk in sand whenever you have the opportunity, which both keeps feet
smooth and gives them a thorough workout.
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Get rid of corns with Carnation Corn Caps.
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To improve circulation, line a basin with marbles and fill with cold
water. Immerse your feet and move them over the marbles. Then give your
feet a good rub and put on some warm socks.
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File away unsightly hard skin for silky smooth feet.
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For strong ankles do 20 ankle rotations per foot per day - ten in each
direction. Make sure you keep your leg as still as possible, and rotate
the foot from the ankle joint.
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Prevent and treat blisters with Carnation Hydrocolloid Blister Care
Dressings.
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Whilst sitting, roll your feet backwards and forward over a tennis ball or
a plastic bottle (filling it with sand helps). Concentrate on rolling on
the arch of your feet.
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