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FitMyFoot Open House
COME JOIN US AT OUR NEW OFFICE FitMyFoot has opened up shop in Gastown, and we want you to come celebrate the launch of our Android app, Amazon store, 3D technology. Please RSVP here Doors will be open from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Come meet the team, grab a few drinks, have a few appies, and get your feet scanned. We will have our scanning stations set up so you can digitize your feet & create Custom Fit 3D-Printed Orthotics right from your smart phone. When: Thursday October 20... Read more...
Why Mass Customization Matters
Before we get into it, let's be clear, mass customization isn't appropriate for all products. There will always be a need for mass production. For example, it would not be feasible to think that a chocolate bar company could create mass customized candy bars. Even if it would be really cool to go to the vending machine, choose peanuts, caramel, nugget, skip the almonds, pick 75% cocoa and have a machine create it right there for you. The amount of stock required to make that happen on a global scale... Read more...
How Many Steps We Take At Our Job Everyday
How Many Steps We Take At Our Job Everyday
We've heard it a thousand times, over and over and over again: "You should walk 10,000 steps a day". However, most of us think that means you need to go... Read more...
How to Build A Corporate Wellness program
Does your company promote a healthy workplace? Research has shown that investing in employee health can have big benefits on your business. In fact, companies who invested in their employees wellness saw an 8% increase in productivity and 56% lift in morale! – National Business Group on Health, 200 A corporate culture that promotes wellness also helps to reduce risk of injury. Each year in America, thousands of work-related foot injuries are reported and an increasing number of sick days are taken because of leg and foot problems. Curb absenteeism... Read more...
Corporate Wellness Program Testimonial: North Shore Rescue
As a part of our initial Kickstarter program, we ran a buy 2 gift 1 free program. At the end of the campaign, we had 40 pairs gifted back to us to give away in good faith. Well, we honored our word and in November, we donated 40 pairs to the North Shore Rescue. Ready to get started? Email FitMyFoot at care@FitMyFoot.com and set up an apointment to discuss your corporate wellness program. WHO IS THE NORTH SHORE RESCUE? North Shore Rescue (NSR) is a Mountain Search and Rescue Team... Read more...
With Just A Few Pictures Of Your Feet, FitMyFoot Can Make You A Pair Of Custom 3d Printed Insoles
3D printed shoes and insoles are all the rage these days, but only a select few are actually mass-market ready and making their way to your feet. One of these select few products comes from a company called FitMyFoot, which has created an innovative home scanning process that allows you to order custom 3D printed insoles from an app on your mobile phone. With a few photos captured on your smart phone, you can order highly specific insoles that are specially suited to support each foot for every wearer.FitMyFoot (pronounced... Read more...
Best Canada Day Celebrations to Check Out
Happy Birthday Canada! What is it, 149? You're still looking mighty fine. From your tall old-growth forests, to the rockiest mountains, and the greatest of lakes, O' Canada, you sure are spectacular. To celebrate our birthday, here are the biggest events happening arund the country: Ottawa: Join us for the biggest Canada Day celebration in the country! This giant patriotic party takes place on the lawns of Parliament Hill, Major's Hill Park, at the Canadian Museum of History, and on the closed streets of downtown. The festivities start at 9... Read more...
8 Ways to Celebrate the 4th of July
With the 4th of July just around the corner, here is our idea of the perfect day: Raise a flag: Patriotism starts with your colors. So what better way to kick of the 4th of July than raising your flag? It is customary to fly the flag dawn to dusk, so make sure you get an early start! There are a few rules based around how to do this properly. When raising your flag, you want to raise it BRISKLY and with purpose. When lowering at sunset, you want to... Read more...
Stop 'Pokemon Go' Induced Foot Pain So You Can Catch 'em all!
It's 2016. Clinton is running for president, Blink 182 is topping the music charts, Tarzan is back in theaters, and Pokemon is once again sweeping the nation... Except this time, people are breaking FitBit records left, right, and center, while trying to catch them all! If you still don't know what Pokemon Go is, you've probably just turned on an electronic device for the first time in a week, because it's pretty hard to miss. Pokemon Go is best described as a location-based augmented reality app for iOS and Android.... Read more...
How to Run Your First Ultra Marathon
Hello, I’m Brie and I’m an ultra runner. Whoa, that still feels weird to say! I remember not so long ago even hesitating to call myself a runner. Running was, and still is, a struggle for me. I'm almost 29 years old, 5'7, and athletic build. At face value, people might mistake me as reasonably fast based on appearance alone but truth is I'm not. To say I'm a mid-packer would be generous. I'd categorize myself as a mid-back of the packer, which can be its own challenge. Like most... Read more...
Seven Grams Caffe – A FitMyFoot Success Story
It all started when we got a request from Sharon, owner and operator of Seven Grams Caffe – a high-end bakery and espresso bar in Manhattan. The staff was on their feet all day, and Sharon wanted to offer them a solution for their foot fatigue. He had stumbled across FitMyFoot and reached out to see if there was anything we could do... This is their story: HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE CAFFE BUSINESS? I’ve been in the coffee and baked goods space for the past 20 years. I... Read more...
Not Just for Runners: FitMyFoot Exhibits at GranFondo
THE EVENT “The big ride,” as the Italians call it, certainly earned its name - The 2016 B.C. GranFondo cycling event takes riders 122 km through some of the most stunning and challenging scenery British Columbia has to offer, from Vancouver’s Stanley Park all the way to Whistler. It can take six hours or more to finish - not a small feat. But the Fondo is modeled after mass-participation events across Europe that have leaked into North America, and is designed for as many participants as can take up the... Read more...