With the new year upon us, foot health experts say that New Year’s is the cruelest month of the year for the toes. Wearing the right athletic shoes when working out helps protect the arch and heel. Both parts of the foot should feel comfortable when putting on athletic shoes. If they don’t feel right, then they can be padded with the right insoles. Once heel pain occurs, ice the bottom of your feet with ice before going to bed. Then stretch 2 to 3 times a day: sit on the floor, barefoot, knees taut, hang a towel over your toes, pull back, 10 strokes per set, and the action can be repeated. In order to avoid fitness leading to Achilles tendon pain, it is best to make appropriate adjustments to the fitness program, the exercise schedule should be a relaxation, high intensity exercise and low intensity exercise combination. Once Achilles tendon pain occurs, four-step therapy can be taken to rest the affected area, ice, compression bandages and elevation of the affected area.