: If your toe is twitching for some luxurious treatment try its Cuccio Spa Manicure & Spa Pedicure. The aromatherapy spa treatment combines a soothing soak, exfoliating natural sea salt, refreshing spa elixir, regenerating deep dermal transforming wrap and hydrating body butter. Feeling the twitch already? “A lot of people are very particular about the hygiene of their feet and at the same time they want to relax. Think about it — if you are partying a lot, your feet need a break. And even if you sit in the office all day long, the blood circulation of the feet gets constricted — so you feel like setting them free. Don’t you?” asks Sameer Sharma, general manager, Ravissant Beaute. Certainly.
Given that a lot of these foot ailments are related to one’s choice of footwear, what kind of shoes must one pick? “Shoes that you feel really comfortable in. Men can opt for pointed toes — but the ones with a broad toe box that tapers well ahead of the toe. Reserve your designer ones for special occasions,” Hegde says. Sensible, considering that there’s a huge variety in the market and choice a difficult bargain. Chaturvedi too has advice to offer: “It’s a better idea to use Polyurethane or Thermo Plastic Rubber soles instead of leather soles for daily use.”
Apart from the formal and semi formal, pay special attention to what you wear while working out. There are 2,50,000 sweat glands in your feet. They excrete as much as a half-pint of moisture a day. So, you clearly can’t afford to wear just about anything. “Runner’s shoes generally work well for gyming,” says R S Bawa, owner and fitness expert, Revital gym. But not just any runner shoes. “The shoe must have shockers so that the pressure from the feet doesn’t lead to painful heels or knees. Adidas’ Climacool for instance is quite good,” he adds. The shoe combines heat and moisture-dissipating materials, ventilation channels and fabrics that allow air to circulate. It is equally imperative to retire your shoes at the right time. “If you feel that the cushioning of the shoes has begun to wear off, change them immediately,” he says. So now you know how best to stand on your own two feet....
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