weight distribution disturbs the relationship between and the stability of the ankle the knee and the hip jointsrolling on the ankles the unequal and disproportionate spread of weight between the two edges of a foot tends to roll the ankles people with flat feet and low arches tend to have ankles that collapse inwardthis increases the load borne by the inside of the knees on the other hand people with high arches roll the weight on the outside of the foot to rotate the leg bones outward which affects the outer side of their kneesfaulty walking and feet abuse when a foot falls on the floor without being properly aligned with the ground there is an excessive foot roll the leg the ankle and the respective knee turn and collapse sideways followed by rapid forceful changes in the leg alignment this grinds the bones at the joints toes have shock absorbers and are designed to initiate movementhowever we do not adequately push off from the toes when we walk due to which they lose their normal shape and since in doing so we leave the task of moving the body forward to the knees the knees end up getting derangedstand smart one of the most useful ways to correct discomfort experienced when standing is to pay attention to the feetparallel feet when the two feet are parallel to each other the weightbearing axis of the body is aligned so that there is minimal stress to the joints this alignment can be further finetuned by turning the toes slightly in by just half an inch such that the outer edges of the two feet are parallel to each other this has beneficial effects on the knees as it prevents them from locking to develop the habit of standing with your feet parallel to each other you can begin by standing on a mat and aligning the outer edges of your feet with the outline of the mathipwidth distance between the two feet hipwidth distance is understood as the widest part of our visible hip region however from a healthy alignment point of view the hipwidth distance is the distance between the hip joints which are more towards the midline of the body a good approximation of this distance is the distance between our two ears this is significant as it reflects on the central support from the hips this gives us a sense of balance and connectedness it makes us stand and walk with easier strides stand on all threes spread your bodys weight evenly on the three weightbearing parts of your feet the two sets of toe mounds the first and the fifth toes and the heels feel your weight equally between both your feet the front and the back of each foot and the two sides of each foot the feet function best and provide the healthiest foundation when the arches are strong and the three corners of each foot are in balance the three corners being s the