For those with bunions who don't want to stop running

As the title indicates, today I will talk about bunions and how to avoid them.

Summer brings out one of our biggest problems.

It does it in the form of an uncovering.

As happened in Torremolinos in the 1930s.

At that time it was Gala, Salvador Dalí's girl, who showed the world her 'beauties', to vindicate women and to give way, years later, to the beginning of the golden age of tourism in Spain.

And today I find myself in that town that went from fishing anchovies to welcoming Swedish women as "naked".

And it's all about showing off.


While I'm having coffee on a terrace, some parrots in a nearby tree keep making noise.

These green birds have displaced some of the local fauna and are seen in flocks.

They are pretty, with cheerful green plumage and a small orange beak, although their singing is annoying, nothing like the fine twittering of the goldfinches.

They seem to be pissed off.

And I'm in the middle of it when a married couple in their 50s approach at a slow pace.

She's holding his arm, as if he were her walking stick.

As they pass I look at her feet.

It's summer and as most of them are wearing flip-flops or sandals, I can see their toes.

As if they were in a shop window.

And it's now when you can see, in one foot and in another, the big problem we have.

What I see most are bunions.

In all shapes and colours.

Like the rainbow, like the flags flying around Torremolinos.

Another point for this town that has been a refuge for the misunderstood of love.

Samuel, DEP.

He is followed by clawed fingers.

Like parrots, with nice suits, but with arched toes.

It's the only way to avoid losing the flip-flops they drag: Dig your toes in.

That and leaning the body forward. When a child runs in flip-flops it is easily seen.

And last but not less important: Crowded toes.

Like the bodies at Eden Beach.

A beach bar where there are more rainbow men together, than there are women on the first day of the sales.


To recap:

Bunions, claw toes and crowded toes.

The perfect trio of pain.

But let's talk about bunions.

It's common to think of them as hereditary.

Very common.

But what is really common is to see these feet wearing the same shoes: narrow and with heels.

I have talked to my friend Pilar about it several times and she always gives me the same answer:

My sister also has them and my mother, and my mother's mother... and my great aunt....

I don't think she has anyone left to name from her family tree.

He says it in justification, as if to say:

Leave my feet alone, I don't want any more trouble.

But the truth is that she and you, whether you have bunions or a bent thumb towards the rest of your toes, are likely to have knee problems and probably hip problems too.

And forget about trying to walk faster than you should or do a simple squat without your knees knocking.

And running is out of the question.

Because it's almost certain (I'd bet my mobile phone) that you're going to have pain and problems.

In equal parts.

Of meniscus in particular and of knees in general.


So much for everything that comes with having deformed fingers.

Now for the solution.

If you want to avoid bunions, you should not wear anything that presses on your toes: no shoes, no socks.

The best thing to do is to be barefoot or wear shoes that are:

- wide, flat and flexible.

And if you already have bunions or a bent thumb, you will have to straighten it.

How?

If the shoes have pushed it in that direction, now you have to do the opposite.

Push them too, but in the other direction.

The most effective way to do this is with correct tool.

Some say it's the best purchase they've ever made.

Others say they are expensive.

It's up to you to decide.

Put a price on your bunion.

How much is it worth to get it straight?

And to be able to walk without pain? And to be able to run when you feel like it?

The solution in the link.

Correct Toes

Even if you have clawed toes like a parrot,

or toes that are crowded together like a bunch of toes on the first day of the sales.

Comfortable, durable and you can wear them inside your shoes while walking or playing sports.


And the best footwear to prevent to make this problems appear are minimalist sandals.

The ones that leave your toes free.

But be careful! Sandals are not flip-flops, they fit around the ankle, so they don't cause claw toes, bunions or crowded toes.

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