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A NOTE ON THIS EDITION

An earlier version of this book was published in 2011 as Every Woman’s Guide to Foot Pain Relief: The New Science of Healthy Feet. It’s been translated worldwide and has helped resolve the foot pain of thousands upon thousands of . . . women.

My solutions to foot ailments are simple. Not always easy, but simple. Make slight shifts to your body posture when you’re standing and walking to load your feet in a new way. Identify areas in your foot that aren’t moving well. Do some corrective exercises, and figure out which aspects of a shoe are limiting the strength of your feet. These simple ideas have a profound impact on foot pain, and so it wasn’t long before women relieved of their foot pain were begging me to write a men’s guide to foot pain relief, so they could share it more easily with their male friends and family members.

The thing was, with a few exceptions, all of the information in that earlier version was just as applicable to men as to women. Men suffer from painful foot problems and related ailments too, and I didn’t want them to miss out on what is really a human’s approach to healthier feet, so I’ve created a new version of the book that can reach anyone who needs it.

I’ve also taken advantage of the new version to incorporate some of the research that’s happening around minimalist shoes—it’s been an exciting few years in the world of foot pain. The minimalist shoe “fad” has come and gone, leaving in its wake some die-hard converts to a minimally shod lifestyle, reaping all the amazing benefits of healthy feet—as well as some people with pretty serious foot injuries, injuries that occurred when people jumped too quickly into minimalist shoes without taking time to undo the damage a lifetime of shoes can bring. Many injuries might have been avoided had they considered some of the information and exercises contained in this book.

So this version is for everyone who walks around on two feet and wants to do so pain-free—it’s for every man and woman who wants to make his or her feet healthier and stronger, step by simple step.