Welcome to the Get Fit Guys, quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield, and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

Think about this.

Every time your feet touch the ground when you're walking, you're asking them to absorb

two to three times your body weight with each step. Considering the average

person takes around 3,000 steps per day, that's a lot of weight. And if you just happen to be a

runner, you might land on your feet 5,000 times per hour during just one long run. So think about that.

If you take 5,000 strides and your feet are absorbing around

300 pounds per stride, then you're putting 1,500,000 pounds on your body during a one-hour run.

And if you're sprinting or running fast, your feet take an even greater pounding. Each footstrike of

Usain Bolt, for example, the world record holder in the 100 meter sprint, hits the ground with over

1,200 pounds of force, about four times greater than the average jogger. Even if you don't run,

your feet take a beating, just walking around and standing.

And if they're not up for the challenge, the result of those weak feet can be a strain on the

low back, knees, and hips, not to mention foot injuries such as plantar fasciitis, Achilles

tendonitis, or metatarsal fractures and ankle sprains and strains.

That's why in this episode you're going to learn how to get stronger feet. Most people have weak feet, and this is a direct result of not only

wearing shoes for most of the day, but specifically wearing shoes that are designed for

maximum stability and cushioning.

Just imagine if from the time that you were born,

you wore protective gloves on your hands all day long.

If you ever got into a situation in which you had to take those gloves off

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