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Wearing flip-flops as primary footwear may harm your feet

Summer officially arrived last weekend. And that means it's time tobreak out the flip-flops (if you haven't already). Or is it?

According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM),wearing flip-flops as primary footwear is harmful to your feet andlegs. Though they may seem comfortable, flip-flops lack the supportthat sneakers and other shoes give you. Then there's all the extrawork...

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