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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.

The seasons are changing, the leaves are turning, and houses are decked in cobwebs and pumpkins. This is Therafit's favorite time of year, but stuffy noses and dry throats are a few things we're not so sentimental about!

These women inspire us Therafit girls, yet they remind us to inspire ourselves! 11 celebrity women, from Whoopi Goldberg to Meryl Streep, dish out on what it means to be getting older, and the power that it can bring.

Summer may be winding down, but this doesn’t mean that airports, planes, and traveling are out of the picture. Whether it be for work or play, make sure you are taking care of your lower back.

As a for-profit company that is not even two years old, many people might wonder why we would give up a percentage of our sales to social organizations right away, or why 90% of our team is made up of women, and why these women get flexible work hours, particularly the ones who have children.

Whether your kids eagerly anticipate the start of classes, or will be hiding under the bed covers for the last few weeks of summer in hopes you forgot they existed... the start of  a new semester means back to school shopping. Backpacks, notepads, and the coolest fall fashions - but the most important thing? SHOES. Typically the biggest back-to-school investment, it's also the most important one. Foot health is important at any age. Read below our team's top 3 pieces of advice when looking for the right shoe for your kiddies and teens.

Whether you’re a blue or red or somewhere in between, we can all agree that foot pain sucks. President Obama has a recurring case of plantar fasciitis on his right foot, according to his physician. For a guy who's passion is basketball, this extremely uncomfortable and painful condition is nothing he's happy about.

Mom, you know all about back pain and how painful it can be (you can find tips to alleviate them here), but with your kids going back to school, backpacks could be a big cause of concern for the back of your little one too.

 Podiatrist Dr. Steve Rosenberg spills all flat-sandals dirty secrets to the The Huffington Post: "The lack of arch support in sandals and flip flops can cause discomfort in the great toe joint and arch cramps. Without the proper arch support in your shoes the great toe joint is not supported and can cause joint pain when walking. Flat feet can also trigger foot and toe problems when walking in summer footwear without adequate support. The muscles in the arch of your foot get tired, cramp and fatigue eventually going into spasm." 

The sound of your baby's tears can be the most heartbreaking, so we've found seven reasons babies cry and how to soothe them via babycentre. At Therafit, we're all about mommy comfort, but we know momma's can't relax unless their little ones are smiling too. Using accupressure points on your babies tiny foot, you can stimulate different parts of their bodies and trigger feel-good emotions to those areas.

July 4 is coming up and that means food, food, and more food (usually the greasy, fatty, sauce-covered kind...)! And what about those red, white, and blue recipes? Kids love 'em and they're always a treat for the picnic table - but they usually entail enormous amounts of food coloring, preseravitves, and artificial ingredients. No bueno... so we at Therafit decided to scour the internet to find a red, white, and blue treat that would satisfy not only our bellys, but would be eye candy too :) 

Salon perfect nails at home? No need to do a double take, we're serious!

We all know it’s been one rough winter..  and now that the sun has finally drunken the snow it’s time for our little toes to greet the grass once more.

Here's a super simple 6-step recipe for giving your pretty feet the love they deserve after spending months in months in stuffy boots.

Therafit Shoe we're all about the girls club, but we know we wouldn't be here (literally) if it wasn't for our dads. We wanted to share two letters that touched our hearts this Father's Day - one from a dad to his daughter, and one from a daughter to her dad. We hope you enjoy as much as we did and keep the tissues nearby! <3

Summer summer and that means some time for globetrotting!! Which means airports and airplanes and hijacked ticket prices... so we at Therafit thought it might help some of you gals out if we shared some tricks we've been saving up our sleeves.

when you look in the mirror, do you like what you see?

the nose, the hair, the eyes – that’s certainly part of it, but can you see your spirit reflected in the glass too?

our physical bodies are only the vessels that carry our awareness in this reality. so the first step is embracing, loving, and taking care of that beautiful container. and each of our containers is different – even twins don’t have matching fingerprints – there’s no point trying to compare our legs, our hips, our bodies to someone else’s. we’ve been created perfectly to carry out the mission destiny has planned for us. so why would we want to be in someone else’s spaceship?

because when she birthed me it was only to have someone to hold her hand while she slowly shook her head back and forth in time with the music her breath the breeze

Earthlings! Today's the day to remember how beautiful and amazing our little green and blue planet is. She gives us water, food, air, and such gorgeous place to live and play in. 

I love love love going on adventures. Seeing different cultures, different ways of living; eating and experimenting new foods; hearing entirely unknown sounds come out of the locals’ mouths; everything is different when you travel – except for the tiny limited allotted space that’s supposed to house everything you’ll be wearing for these LIFE-CHANGING, EYE-OPENING, PERSPECTIVE-RECONSTRUCTING moments (and trying to figure out how many pairs of shoes will fit...)

Unsweetened dark, simple chocolate increases the serotonin (the feel-good hormone!) levels in the brain, leaving us on a little high - but we didn't have to tell you that. A superfood high in antioxidants, it also has bucket loads of magnesium (41 mg in 1 oz!).

Did you know?
1. Plastic bags take anywhere from 15 to 1000 years to decompose.
2. Only 1 percent of plastic bags are recycled in the United States. The rest end up in landfills, the ocean, or some other place in the environment. There's actually a giant garbage heap made mostly of plastic floating in the ocean that's twice the size of the United States.
3. It's estimated that 1 million birds and thousands of turtles and other sea animals die each year after ingesting discarded plastic bags.
4. More than 10 percent of washed-up debris polluting the U.S. coastline is made up of plastic bags.
5. It takes 12 million barrels of oil to produce the estimated 100 billion plastic bags Americans use each year.
6. The petroleum used to produce 14 plastic bags can drive a car one mile.

Today, try not to use a plastic bag when you do your groceries!

If you're one of those folks who's slammed for time, yet still really want to make headway with your fitness training or weight loss endeavors ... fear not! It's definitely not an impossible task, as long as you work creatively and show a bit of discipline.

Little hearts line the streets, the aisles, and the office. CVS is stacked with chocolates, teddy bears, and pink and red banners. Your internet sidebars overflow with 1-800 numbers for flower delivery services, and you know February has come. But this month it’s not just about funny e-cards and diamond bracelets, February is National Heart Disease Awareness Month.

Legs achy? Do they feel like giant marble-stone pillars attached to your hips? Tired, aching legs can be the result of standing on your feet for long periods of time, and while rest and periodic sitting can (certainly) help alleviate the problem, wearing footwear that does not have stability or sufficient cushioning or arch support will absolutely aggravate the issue.

Did you know that we walk an average of 115,000 miles in our lifetime? With every mile we walk, we shift approximately one hundred tons (the weight of a blue whale), just to move our own body weight forward. Needless to say, your feet are kinda important – so it’s also kinda important to take care of them.

Approximately 80 percent of Americans suffer from back pain at some point in their lives, and many people turn to medication or surgery for relief.

Walking your walk can be difficult when you have a demanding job, demanding kids, and a demanding husband (anyone??). But for the ladies in the Women’s Leadership Circle of the United Way, the person who demands the most of them is themselves. These women won’t stop at good enough – they are not average, nor plain. They wear big gem necklaces and rock out in the latest floral patterned wrap dresses. They are loud and strong and by standing together remove all fear.