Your feet are your foundation, like roots into the earth. Your basic interaction with your environment is determined by the way they stand on the ground. Your feet are quite literally the foundation of every physical action where weight bears down on your feet.

When we’re young, our feet feel fine; we take them for granted and we hardly think about them. We’re never taught what a healthy foot is and how important it is to keep them healthy. Well-developed foot muscles and strong arches are essential.

Just as you do for the rest of your body, you can strengthen and tone your feet and increase their range of motion. The feet  are one of the first places in the body where the muscles begin to contract and restrict us as we age, and this affects how the rest of our body moves.

You have muscles in your feet that should enable each toe to move by itself. Watch for my tips this month or better yet, join me on the mat at one of my weekly classes. Check www.michelleyoga.net for my teaching calendar.