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Old 03-31-2010, 09:02 PM
 
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My siblings, cousins, and I all have flat feet. I'm wondering if this runs in the family, but none of our parents have flat feet. Could it be environmental? The 5 of us used to live close together out in a woodsy area when we were younger and we'd always run around in the woods without shoes. Could this have attributed to our flat feet as well?
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Old 03-31-2010, 09:37 PM
 
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I LOVE my flat feet.
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Old 03-31-2010, 09:54 PM
 
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My siblings, cousins, and I all have flat feet. I'm wondering if this runs in the family, but none of our parents have flat feet. Could it be environmental? The 5 of us used to live close together out in a woodsy area when we were younger and we'd always run around in the woods without shoes. Could this have attributed to our flat feet as well?

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Old 04-01-2010, 05:07 PM
 
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A lot of it is genetic and a lot of it can be if you are overweight.
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Old 04-01-2010, 05:10 PM
 
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A lot of it is genetic and a lot of it can be if you are overweight.


Hmmm. Well, only 2 out of the 5 of us are overweight.
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Old 04-02-2010, 08:45 PM
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My siblings, cousins, and I all have flat feet. I'm wondering if this runs in the family, but none of our parents have flat feet. Could it be environmental? The 5 of us used to live close together out in a woodsy area when we were younger and we'd always run around in the woods without shoes. Could this have attributed to our flat feet as well?
My unnderstanding is that it is genetic and running outside with no shoes is probably better for your feet (strength wise). I remember reading something about Kenyan runners from their youth running bare foot and then switching to shoes and having problems adjusting. I am not going to look it up though so take that with a grain of salt.
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