I am a retired “old school hands on”physical therapist. Prior to physical therapy my life was a ballet/modern dancer. I have been training in Pilates with another retired dancer for 18 years.
The foot collective products develop balance and correct alignment through movement.
Thank you Jim for your genius!
As a lifelong health educator, I am always looking for proven ways to help my people and myself. Having strong, flexible, stable feet changes everything from the ground up. So grateful for these tools and videos to build a better base starting now.
My husband and I have loved using our sole mate to strengthen our feet and improve our balance.
It’s fun to do and makes you feel like a kid again when you can walk with toes spread out and have better balance. We have switched to barefoot shoes as well.
I walk quite a bit for work and I love to play basketball. I recently developed foot pain which may be plantar fasciitis because of the location of pain. I started strengthening my foot with Solemate and I’m noticing the pain is starting to reduce. My ankles feel more stable, my balance has improved, and my feet haven’t been feeling as sore.
I use the kit daily along with the foot collective youtube videos. Using the kit along with the exercises has lessened my foot pain, discomfort and continually improving my toe splay.
I started wearing my “wild toes” inserts when barefoot and I love the way they feel. They naturally spread my toes in a healthy way and after watching some videos I now know how to strengthen my toes and improve my balance. I can already see improvement in my “slightly falling” arch. Granted, my toes are not wildly out of alignment - but this helps to keep them from crossing, developing bunions etc. I was surprised at how soft and comfortable they are, while also being effective.
I have the whole system and it’s transformative. After just going through the first few exercises I knew there was a big change happening. I had been limping from metatarsal pain and within days the pain was gone. No more limping.
I've been dealing with chronic foot and ankle pain for about 5 years. Some basic exercises with the toe spreaders, wedges for balancing, stretching out my toes, and committing to daily foot exercises has made a huge difference in pain levels and foot/ankle function. My goal is to transition from my stiff motion control shoes that I've worn for over a decase to something more flexible and foot shaped. Not sure if that will be a barefoot shoe or something in the middle, but I'm taking it nice and slow. This has been a big help in that transition. I've set myself a reasonable 1-2 year transition timeframe. Thanks for this product.
As a Physical Therapist, I have used various balance tools and exercises for years. I love the combo of the SoleMate kit, and the different variety of exercises of all levels. The 2 halves of the SoleMate let me have one to demonstrate with while my client is one the other half. Love the accompanying videos, very creative drills!
