In car-free-dom the good news is that you will be more active because without a car you’ll need to move around more under your own steam. On the flip-side if that moving around involves walking then you may get sore feet.

In many ways having used your body to move around and become tired is great- you feel like you truly deserve that slice of cake! But if your feet do get sore for whatever reason that is not ideal.

There is a lot going on in your feet and I am certainly not an anatomy or podiatry expert. Your feet contain 26 bones and 33 joints, and more than one hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments!

I have found foot massage useful. Again I am no expert on this either – there are plenty of videos and advice out there e.g. here. But, for a few minutes each day using some kind of lotion/oil to rub the tops and bottom of my feet, plus gently pull the toes and push fingers between the toes I have found really helpful for looking after my feet.

The science of massage is not so clear. But, as long as you are not too heavy-handed with your feet when you are massaging then it seems worth a go. Go on, in support of your car-free-dom, give your feet some loving!