| Are Your Feet Fit?
Self
Assessment Quiz
from the Foot Health Foundation of America
There are more bones in the ankle and foot than in any
other part of the body! (%) Yet, in school, we learn how to care for our teeth,
how to eat right, exercise, even dress right. But we never learn about foot
health and the importance of fit. Just for fun, take the following "How Fit Are Your Feet?"
Self Assessment Quiz from the Foot Health Foundation of America.
| 1. |
How much time do you spend
on your feet each day? |
| |
a. |
less than 2 hours |
0 |
| b. |
2 - 4 hours |
1 |
| c. |
5 - 7 hours |
2 |
| d. |
8 hours or more |
3 |
| 2. |
How old are you? |
| |
a. |
under 40 |
0 |
| b. |
between 40 and 59 |
1 |
| c. |
60 and over |
2 |
| 3. |
How would you describe your weight? |
| |
a. |
less than 20 pounds overweight or at
ideal weight |
0 |
| b. |
20 - 39 pounds overweight |
2 |
| c. |
40 or more pounds overweight |
3 |
| 4. |
Have problems with your feet or ankles
ever prevented you from participating in: |
| |
a. |
leisure/sports activities? |
|
| |
yes |
2 |
| |
no |
0 |
| b. |
work activities? |
|
| |
yes |
3 |
| |
no |
0 |
| 5. |
Have you ever received medical
treatment for problems with your feet and/or ankles? |
| |
a. |
yes |
3 |
| b. |
no |
0 |
| 6. |
Do you regularly wear heels two inches
or higher? |
| |
a. |
yes |
2 |
| b. |
no |
0 |
| 7. |
What types of exercise do you engage
in or plan to engage in? (check all that apply) |
| |
a. |
walking |
1 |
| b. |
field sports (e.g., softball, golf) |
2 |
| c. |
winter sports (e.g., skiing, ice skating) |
2 |
| d. |
court sports (e.g., tennis, basketball) |
3 |
| e. |
aerobics |
3 |
| f. |
running |
3 |
| g. |
none (if you chose answer g, skip to question 11) |
0 |
| 8. |
Do you have the appropriate shoes for
your sport or sports? |
| |
a. |
yes |
0 |
| b. |
no |
3 |
| 9. |
Do you experience foot or ankle pain
when walking or exercising? |
| |
a. |
rarely |
1 |
| b. |
sometimes |
2 |
| c. |
often |
3 |
| d. |
never |
0 |
| 10. |
Do you: |
| |
a. |
exercise in footwear that is more than
one year old or in hand-me-down footwear? |
|
| |
yes |
3 |
| b. |
stretch properly before and after exercising? |
|
| |
yes |
0 |
| |
no |
3 |
| 11. |
Do you: |
| |
a. |
have diabetes? |
|
| |
yes |
3 |
| |
no |
0 |
| b. |
experience numbness and/or burning in your feet? |
| |
yes |
3 |
| |
no |
0 |
| c. |
have a family history of diabetes? |
| |
yes |
2 |
| |
no |
0 |
| 12. |
Do you: (check all that apply) |
| |
a. |
sprain your ankles frequently (once a
year or more) or are your ankles weak? |
|
| |
yes |
2 |
| |
no |
0 |
| b. |
have flat feet or excessively high arches? |
| |
yes |
2 |
| |
no |
0 |
| c. |
experience pain in the achilles tendon or heel or
have shin splints
(pain in the front lower leg)? |
| |
yes |
2 |
| |
no |
0 |
| d. |
have corns, calluses, bunions or hammertoes? |
| |
yes |
3 |
| |
no |
0 |
| e. |
have arthritis or joint pain in your feet? |
| |
yes |
3 |
| |
no |
0 |
| f. |
have poor circulation or cramping in your legs? |
| |
yes |
3 |
| |
no |
0 |
Total:_______________________
Interesting, isn't it! Got your score!
Now go see how you did!
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