During the launch weekend of The Barefoot Shoe Box in Kington, we welcomed The Foot Collective for an open Town Hall-style conversation with the local community. Featuring podiatrist Andy Bryant, physiotherapist Jim Dooner and CEO Mac, the session explored feet, footwear, movement and what it means to build a genuine community around foot health.

Can you still walk and exercise if you have an autoimmune inflammatory disease like Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)? Ali says most definitely "yes".

Nordic Walking Drills Can you imagine how it would be walking with four legs instead of two? Your front two striding out while your back legs propel you forwards. So much more efficient. Although being bipedal has its advantages too, or at least our early hominid ancestors must have thought so when they began to stand up a few million years ago. Scientists hypothesise that it’s actually more energy efficient...

Welcome to my blog.  With so many things to write about, where do I start?...What am I most passionate about?... Easy - feet! Feet are our foundation. Yet what do we know about them and what kind of attention do we give to our feet? Our feet are amazingly complex structures containing 26 bones, 33 joints and a complicated network of muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and proprioceptors that communicate with...

In my last blog "Shoespiracy" I suggested we should all reevaluate what we are wearing on our feet.  Our feet have evolved over 4 million years into amazing structures.  And while we now know we don't need shoes to make them any more perfect its not really appropriate, or safe, to walk around in our modern world bare foot. So, in this blog, I'm going to introduce you to minimalist...