「足の老化」について考えたことはあるでしょうか。肌や髪の老化は気になるのに、「足の老化については考えたこともなかった！」と思っていませんか？
足や腰の老化が進むと、歩いたり立ち上がったりといった日常的な動作に大きく影響してしまうかもしれません。そして足の老化によって行動範囲が狭まることは、身体のほかの機能の老化も招いてしまうことにも。いつまでも元気に、歩いていたいですよね。
そこで今回は足の老化について、老化がどんな風に表れるのか、そして老化を防ぐ習慣について解説します。足の老化を防ぐために、今からできることを考えるきっかけになると、とても嬉しく思います！
足の老化はどう表れる？
足も老化する。と突然言われても、具体的にはどんな風になるのか、想像もつかない方も多いですよね。ここでは足の老化はどんな風に表れるのか、3つのポイントに分けて解説します。
肌の乾燥やひび割れ
これは最もわかりやすい変化かもしれませんね。
かかとがガサガサに乾燥し、保湿をしてもなかなか改善されないこともあるでしょう。
ひび割れがひどい場合は、靴下などにひっかかるような感覚が気になることもありますよね。
指や爪の変形
若い頃や運動をよくしていた頃と比べて、土踏まずの凹凸感がなくなってきたように感じることがあるかもしれません。ほかにも指や爪の変形で、今までと違うところが靴擦れを起こしやすくなるなどの変化を感じることも。
歩き方や姿勢のクセが足への負担となり指が変形してしまったり、巻き爪になったりすることもありますよ。足の裏に魚の目やタコができやすくなった方も、歩き方などが負担になってきているサインかもしれませんね。
筋力の低下
下半身には、太ももやお尻など大きな筋肉がたくさんあります。筋肉量がわずかに減少するだけでも、身体全体でみると大きな変化であることも。地面のちょっとした凹凸や段差につまずきやすくなったと感じたら、筋力の低下によって足が上がりづらくなってきているかもしれません。
また、筋力の低下はバランス感覚などにも影響します。例えば、片足で立つとふらつくようになったと感じることはありませんか？靴下を履こうとするときに気がつく方も多いですよ。
足の老化を防いで健康を保つために
足の老化を防ぐには、日々の習慣でできることと、プロの手を借りることの両方からケアすることが理想的です。まずは、すぐにできることから始めていきましょう！
・下半身のストレッチ
運動による足や下半身への負担を軽減するためには、丈夫でしなやかな筋肉を目指すことが大切。できるだけこまめなストレッチを継続させることを意識しましょう。
履き慣れない靴で歩き回った日や立ちっぱなし・座りっぱなしが続いた日はとくに、硬くなった筋肉をほぐすためにも、念入りにストレッチを行うのが理想的です。
・靴の見直し
足の形や状態は、年齢とともに変化することがあります。今までと同じサイズを購入しても、なんとなく合わないと感じることがあるかもしれません。
足や靴の専門家に相談し自分に合った靴を選ぶことが、足の老化を防いで健康に歩き続けるための大切なポイントのひとつ。インソールなどを活用して歩きやすさなどを調整できることもあるので、靴擦れや足の痛み、魚の目などが気になったら相談してみるのがおすすめです。
・歩き方の見直し
毎日の歩き方のクセは、足の状態の変化や老化へ大きな影響を与えます。
左右にかかる重心が大きく異なっていたり、どこか一部に大きな負担がかかっていると、足の老化を招いてケガの原因にもなります。
足の痛みや違和感を引き起こす前に、正しい歩き方を習得しておくことが大切ですよ。正しい歩き方は基礎代謝を高め、冷えやむくみ、痩せない身体を防ぐことにも役立ちます。
ダイエット中の方も、ぜひ見直してみてくださいね！
・足の状態を観察する
足は、驚くほどに身体の状態を表しています。
足の裏の色・温度・シワ・皮膚の状態・老廃物・ツボへの刺激に対する反応など、足からのあらゆる情報によって、身体のことや生活スタイルを読み取ることができます。
足のことをしっかりと理解し、普段から多くの人の足の状態を観察しているプロにしかわからないこともあるので、足を一緒に観察すると新しい発見がたくさんあるはずですよ。
足の老化を防ぐことは、健康を守ること
年齢を重ねて足の老化が進むと、歩行にも大きな影響を与えてしまいますよね。歩くことができなくなると、運動不足や身体のさまざまな機能の低下を招いてしまうことも考えられます。
肌や髪をいたわり老化を防ぐのと同じように、私たちの身体を毎日支えてくれている足の状態を知り、ケアをする習慣をつけましょう。
足裏セラピーを通して、身体の状態や生活の中で気をつけるべきことなどがわかります。
足の老化を防ぐためにも、ぜひお気軽にご相談くださいね。
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