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“Summer time and the livin is easy” but what you’re putting your feet through wearing flip-flops is not. When you are wearing typical Sandals your toes are constantly gripping and bunched up to keep the shoes from falling off, making it impossible for your arch to flex normally, which in turn compromises the way your forefoot pushes off when you step forward. What happens? We compensate with our hips – forcing our knees and hips to absorb the impact while not allowing our butt and the backs of our legs to fully engage, thus weakening them over time.

Have you ever helped a friend move?

Or paint their house?

Or gotten those heavy boxes down from the attic for your grandmother?

There are many women pioneers. And there's room in history for many more.

You probably haven't heard of the accomplishments of these four women. What they did in their lives was overshadowed by others, or even ignored completely.

The New Year is here. For many people this means New Year’s resolutions.

Only 8% of those people will actually accomplish their resolution.

But we don’t want you to be a part of the 92%. In fact, this post isn’t about setting and attaining a New Year’s resolution at all.

‘Tis the season for holiday parties. Everyone we know is hosting one, including you.

And while you want to dress to impress at those other parties, you should give yourself a break at your own. After all, how can you keep an eye on the food and greet your guests if you’re teetering around on break-neck heels?

Summer marks the peak season for pedicures. It’s also one of the busiest seasons for podiatrists for patients coming to us with ingrown toenails and nail infections related to nail salon visits.

these few tips can ensure a summer full of sandals and summer dresses – accessorized with the perfect pedicure!

Don’t worry – you still have time.

Just because you haven’t fulfilled your New Year’s resolution of losing weight yet doesn’t mean you can’t do it this year. In fact, choosing to lose weight during the summer can actually be beneficial to your weight-loss goals.

Summer’s finally here. We’re all gearing up for a long season of beaches, boats, and barbecues.

You’re walking along, focusing on work or your children or your grocery list. But then a sharp pain shoots up from the arch of your foot. It’s so sudden you stumble.

Chances are you’ve experienced the effects of arthritis. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports one-fifth of people over 18 in the United States are affected.

You know what makes a vacation? Shoes.

Wait, wait, hear us out. You and your family have been looking forward to this trip for months. Do you really want to cut your adventures short because your feet hurt? Or because those “comfort” shoes are so heavy you feel like you’re in the middle of some torturous new workout trend?

We know too much inflammation is a bad thing. It’s a necessary part of life. In fact, it’s a part of the healing process.

But if something happens to us or our children, we check constantly for the telltale swelling and redness that mean the inflammation is getting out of control. And sustained inflammation leads to worse things such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease.

We all spent a lot of time getting dressed up for the recent holiday festivities. For many of us women, that included putting on our designer shoes to showcase our style.

A good foundation is the beginning of a new, more successful you. And it all starts with a good mental outlook; positive energy coming from within; and a desire to function in a healthier and more active way.

Let us help by supporting you. Our new, functional women’s foot orthotics recently added to our product line can give you the added support you need.

Most women can attest that there is a huge difference in comfort levels between heels and flats. As women, we will grit our teeth through the pain for the love of fashion. In most cases, wearing high heeled shoes for an extended amount of time can lead to serious foot discomfort. But did you know that high heels can actually cause permanent damage to your feet?

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer found in women in the United States and is also the fifth leading cause of death. Early detection is the key for having successful treatment and a higher chance of beating the disease, so raising awareness is a top priority. 

Hello Therafitters! This month we are excited to be giving away a pair of our Euro Ankle Boots!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and as you may know Therafit Shoe will be donating 10% of all Pink Collection sales to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation! In addition to our donation, we also want to educate our customers on what they can do to detect, prevent and cope with breast cancer with our first weekly blog series: Therafit Friday Facts - Breast Cancer Awareness Edition. To kick off our new blog series, we will go over 6 foods that have been proven to help prevent breast cancer!

Congratulations to our September Shoe Giveaway Contest Winner Tanya!

Do your shoes cause the ball of your foot to hurt? Is walking barefoot painful? You may be experiencing loss of the fat pad in your foot, or have bones that are more prominent than others (metatarsals). This prominence causes your weight to overload on those bones. Another possibility is that the plantar fascia, where it inserts in the ball of the foot, may be inflamed.

The goal of Therafit is to truly be a shoe brand where comfort meets fashion. But what sells Therafit shoes is the Personal Comfort System (PCS). I’ll discuss the other features in upcoming blogs.

Every day there seems to be new advice on how to live well. You end up chasing after the latest fads in nutrition and fitness, and then feel like you’re wasting time and money. We here at Therafit Shoe feel your pain!

It’s finally that time. The sun is out, the birds are singing, the weather is warming. You can break out your summer wardrobe and give your feet freedom in cute sandals.

Therafit Shoe is a company that believes that business has a higher social purpose beyond profit.  We’re proud to be a Certified B Corporation since November 2013. B Corp certification is a prestigious designation that is awarded to companies which use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems and meet higher standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

Does chocolate stop tasting good after dessert? Does being comfortable stop feeling good once you leave the house?  The designers at Therafit are officially letting you have your cake, and eat it too with our new Fall 2014 Casuals Collection! 

Walking and an active lifestyle is a reward for many women that like to stay fit, happy, and on the go (like all of us here at Therafit). However, the development of Plantar Fasciitis can get in the way of your daily activities and routines. If you experience pain from your feet to your back, then you will want to find supportive materials and actions that allow you to keep moving. Following areten things you can do to stop the pain of Plantar Fasciitis.

We came across this amazing article written by fitness coach Nia Shanks, and thought it was too perfect not to share. Not only is it holiday time, when we'll be bombarded from all sides with food, glorious food (Therafit knows how to throw a killer holiday party), but as the year comes to a close, it's a good time to makes some shifts in our habits and routines to make for a stronger 2015, and a stronger self. Here, Nia outlines her recommenations for 20 Tips for Breaking Free from Binge Eating.

Is your belly still feeling the turkey dinner from Thursday? No need to fret - our friends at Stylecraze came up with 10 home remedies to relieve stomach bloating.

Many people suffer with pain and discomfort from bloating after meals, and most of us have tried an array of tricks to help alleviate the symptoms! Methods like counting from 1-10, simply relaxing, or trying Jedi-mind tricks seldom work.

At Therafit Shoe, Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday of the year - food, family, and lots of gratitude. We love our families,  but somehow they're the ones who really know how to push our buttons. So when it comes to relationships and happiness, the folks over at Barking Up The Wrong Tree had an interesting question - How much happiness does it take to make up for the sadness in life?

The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) conducted a large study in 2010, and their findings concluded that over 50% of those surveyed experienced foot pain and discomfort at least some of the time, yet foot care scored all the way at the bottom of the “very important” scale for overall health. Those with foot pain were more likely to have health issues in other areas of the body, yet, like most of us, it was the last thing they thought to take care of. At Therafit we understand how our whole bodies depend on the support of our feet – they are our foundation, and always the first to be forgotten.