We’re built from the ground up.
Remember, we are only as strong as our weakest link.
The feet effectively act as a plinth in construction to distribute the load of the columns over the foundation evenly for speed, strength, and power.
Circular motion of our legs converted into linear motion of body with movement of head. That is, our body moves from the legs with rotational movement of the spinal column with hands. This movement is exactly like the sliding forward movement of infant developmental period where movements are not from joints, but there is sequntial order and specific direction of flow in movement of muscular architecture where joints are only to change the direction. Remember, each pattern and developmental stage are vital, but once a child stands and walks, these go into automation . As not learned consciously, that gets stuck into reflex and defensive mechanism. This affects our health of muscular architecture. Leading cause of osteoarthritis and heart and root causes of all diseases.
Therefore, You may also notice tension in the calves and hamstrings, even your neck and back. The muscular architectural system of the body connects the soles of the feet all the way to the head – muscles of feet, legs, thighs,hip girdle,torso with central axis ( skull with spinal column with ribcage) and shoulder girdle with hands .
After all, if the feet aren’t supporting us , something else has to.
So, do you want to move better?
Our feet are very important, and we often forget about them in our daily tasks. But it is because of our feet that we are able to get going and do what we need to.
For those of us fortunate enough to not have any foot problems, it is an important gesture to take care of them to ensure good health in the long run.
Our feet and their arches ,their shape, allow them to act in the same way as a spring, bearing the weight of the body and absorbing the shock produced during locomotion.
The flexibility conferred to the foot by these arches through muscles facilitates functions such as walking and running.
It is a complex job of our muscular architecture to balance the body on our feet, stand and sit, and walk upright. Transferring the skeleton weight from head to feet with resistance of ground from foot to head for balancing right side with left side is very skilled and crucial work of our muscular architecture.
We, as a biped, spend a fair amount of time upright on two feet . Those feet do more than just hold us up. The complex structure of the human foot will find a complicated set of 26 separate bones in each foot and 33 joints, allowing us to change the position of bones. Each one of our feet has 100 ligaments between the bones holding all this complicated body machinery together and more than 100 muscles, tendons making it ideal as a shock absorber, locomotor, and structural support. Not to mention, it is a major source of sensory input.
Muscles give the foot its shape, support, and the ability to move.
Our body is a master of compensation as muscles aren’t able to bear a load effectively, then other tissues and structures are forced to pick up the slack. This sets the stage for big-time overuse injuries and overall health.
Our body’s voluntary muscular system and its architecture connects the soles of the feet all the way to the head, through the muscles of the legs, hips, and central axis ( head – spine – ribcage) get compensated. It is not only about the musculoskeletal system, but it affects all other organ systems situated within this architecture.
Our central axis transmits the weight ( it’s not about fat it’s about skeletal ) from head through each vertebrae ( spinal column) to sacrum decided towards hip joints to knees , ankles and feet.
Physical stability of our biped and vertical body structure is most essential to make at ease and not dis- ease.
Muscular architecture is most important to give physical stability to protect internal organ systems from outer strong forces.
Approximately 70% of the body’s weight is taken by muscle tissue and 30% by bones.
Elastic and expansion quality of muscles is the most essential character to bring physical stability and mobility to our body as well as movement of inner organ systems to function well. The other two qualities of muscle, which are contraction and excitation, happen automatically for any stimulation as it is the defensive mechanism of our body.
Why are tight, stiff muscles unhealthy?
If the muscle tissue has lost its elasticity due to overuse, misuse and abuse , they get stiffer and harder which cannot take this load, then this load gets transferred to muscle tendons to bones and ligaments where surrounding soft tissues get affected and that’s where the pain starts.
This process of instability is leading us towards anatomical distortion, not only with structure but increasing stress , and load affects physical and physiological function too which further slows down the mechanism of organ systems .
This is the main reason we are leading, marching fast towards deteriorating at an early age.
With such a complex structure and a multitude of functions, it’s clear that our feet play a key role in performance and health.
Our body is a vastly interconnected system, and our feet are the foundation and important for our total health and performance.
The trick comes when they aren’t quite up to snuff. Years of moving in shoes on flat and smooth floors can weaken muscles of the feet until they function less like feet and more like bags of pudding.
If our feet don’t work like feet, we can bet we’ll pay the price.
We must learn intellectually following the natural sequential flow of order of muscular architecture step by step, which is imbibed in our ancient brain. To understand its coding and decoding is the secret behind nature. It is simple and easy if we follow in the right direction. If not, then it is complicated, which we have made it into today’s lifestyle.
What areas are most prone to compensation?
Think feet, legs , thighs,hips,lower,medial, and upper back and neck and head . This alongside an increased load on our four vital engines ( heart, lungs , liver, and kidneys and their related systems.
Build From the Foundation
Remember, we ’re only as strong as our weakest link. Without a focus on our feet, we’ll sacrifice speed, strength, and power.
It is not an easy process to rebuild but not difficult also , so kick your shoes off and stay awhile and work within.
