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Pre-Summer Foot Care - Part 1 Callus

Posted on May 09, 2008

Summer is right around the corner and with it comes more time spent outdoors. Activities like running, walking, hiking, adventure racing, backpacking or fastpacking all stress our feet. Now is the time to start pre-summer foot care. We ll talk about this in several parts. Part one will talk about calluses. Calluses are controversial. A callus is thickened skin caused by recurring pressure and friction usually a sign of ill-fitting footwear. Many people feel calluses help protect their feet from blistering. They can but they again, they might not. The problem is that when, n...

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