The Foot Expert: The 6 Shoe Mistakes That Are Hurting Your Body
About this episode
Courtney Conley discusses the impact of shoe choices on foot health and overall well-being.
Courtney Conley, leading foot health specialist and author of Walk, joins The Tamsen Show to talk about the one part of your body that's been quietly running your life. You've been strength training. You've been paying attention to your hormones, your sleep, your pelvic floor. But have you looked at your feet lately? One in three people over 45 have foot pain, and most of them don't connect it to their back pain, their balance issues, or their cognitive health. Scientists now call walking speed the sixth vital sign. How fast you move, and whether you can pick up your pace, can predict dementia up to seven years before diagnosis. Courtney Conley has spent her career studying what happens from the ground up. She was a ballet dancer who developed bunions and stress fractures young, couldn't find answers, went to school, and built a practice around helping women get strong below the knee. In this episode, she explains what happens when we wear the wrong shoe and teaches you practical ways to start taking your foot health seriously so you can live a longer, healthier, and happier life. In this conversation, you'll learn: - Why one in three women over 45 have foot pain and what's…
People in this episode
Host: Tamsen Fadal
Guest: Courtney Conley
Topics covered
- foot health
- shoe mistakes
- aging
- women's health
- cognitive health
- exercise
Keywords
- foot pain
- shoe mistakes
- gait speed
- menopause
- perimenopause
- back pain
- health
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Walk
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