Hygiene and Foot Care

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Hygiene and Foot Care
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Sweating

• Your body has around 3 million sweat glands and
  when you exercise in hot weather you can lose up
  to 3 litres of sweat/hour.
• It is important to shower after activity to get
  rid of the bacteria that is created and gives you
  a bad smell.

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Choice of Clothing

• It must allow you to move easily and let you
  sweat as it is the body's natural way to cool you
  down.
• In cold weather you should wear several layers
  and as you get warmer take them off.
• Clothing should be washed regularly to remove
  sweat and bacteria.

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Foot Infections
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Athletes Foot

• It is a fungus that grows between your toes and
  makes your skin crack and itch.
• It can spread to other people by contact such as
  using their towel or socks, or even from the
  floor.
• To avoid it wear footwear in a strange shower,
  wash your feet often and dry them thoroughly and
  avoid socks and footwear that make your feet
  sweat.

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Veruccas

• They are flat warts that grow on the soles of
  your feet and can be very painful.
• They are caused by a virus and spread the same
  way as athletes foot but are a lot more
  contagious.
• If sharing a shower wear suitable footwear to
  stop them spreading.

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Corns

• They are pads of thick hard skin that form on
  toes and soles of feet.
• They can be very painful.
• To get rid of them you can buy corn plasters or
  you could go to a chiropodist.

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Bunions

• At the joint of your big toe is a cushion of
  liquid called a bursa.
• This gets inflamed and a bunion is formed.
• They are very painful and the only way to get rid
  of them is to have surgery.

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Blister

• They are caused by friction or rubbing.
• Do not ever burst a blister.
• If it does this naturally then keep it clean and
  dry and cover it up.
• Dont pick off the scab that forms.