When My Feet Get Sore...

There can be a lot to unpack with this one. But, generally, my feet start to get sore when I wear flip-flops too much, exert myself far beyond my strength threshold and lose focus that prevents me from being present to my functional movement.

 Without the mobility and integrity of the hip and spine, the feet will carry imbalanced and undue pressure. Yet without the intentional connection and activation of the feet; the hips and spine struggle to be strong. They either work well together...or they don't. 

So when I start to feel my feet get tired and sore, I know they're tight...and likely my disconnect from the present moment is causing me to compensate in my body. My breathing mechanics become faulty, I over tense in my hips and as well...I don't use the hip stabilizers in the way I need, to support my feet. 

Resolving the soreness in my feet involves spending time releasing the tightness and using that time to reconnect to the sensations in my feet. It's important to know the feeling of your feet being pliable, yet steady and engaged with the earth. It's the base of the kinetic chain, and how it interplays with the ground has a profound effect on how the rest of your body behaves.

You've heard of the tennis ball releases for the foot and maybe you have spent some time trying to release them in this way, But, have you spent the time to deeply feel sensations as you stay present through the discomfort? And do you know how to engage your feet so you have the greatest stability and function you can in your body? 

When I teach this in conjunction with hip mobility and awareness, it has profoundly changed my clients patterns of pain.  

Would you like to learn more? Please schedule with me here if this feels resonant with you.

Wishing you well :)