Irish football star Stephanie Roche is currently in rehab from a complicated leg break.
While she is waiting on the sidelines to see if she'll be fit enough to play in the Irish team's Euro Qualifier in August, the Dublin woman is keen to highlight the importance of minding your body - especially your feet!
"I think injuries - when you're playing sport, in particular, - do happen. It's something that you'll have to deal with in your career as a footballer.
"For me personally, I've always had little niggles and stuff like that but recently I've had bad injuries so I think for me, over the years and especially when I'm training, I think it's important to watch your load."
"Before I got injured, I believe I was training too much and that's something that I look back on now and can probably learn from over the next few years that I don't do it again."
"I was overdoing it because it was pre-season, it was before the league began, it was before our World Cup campaign had started so I was making sure I could get every bit of training in that I possibly could do and in a way, I think that was too much for me."
For any athletes out there, Stephanie advises not to over-do it on the training but also to mind your feet in the process.
"Little things that people don't do is use heel balms. I think nail fungal stuff is really, really, important because athlete's foot is big with footballers when their feet are in sweaty socks the whole day so I definitely use heel balms and stuff like that on my feet."
With the Women's Mini-Marathon on Monday, many of us will be running a long distance for the first time. Stephanie shares her tips for first-timers.
"One bit of advice that I would give is just to make sure that you know what you're getting into. I know a lot of people who would be physically fit and probably good at football, maybe fitness-wise, but running a marathon... [there's] a totally different fitness regime that you have to go through before it."
"I would say maybe make sure that you're in the gym or maybe even seeing a professional like a fitness trainer to make sure you're ready for the event itself."
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Stephanie believes that some people will over-train and be exhausted before they reach the finish line which is why a physiotherapist or podiatrist can come in handy.
"People are going in too fit and tired going into the actual event so I would say - don't overdo it but prepare in the right way, get the right balance."
She continued: "Maybe have a physio at hand if you have little tweaks or niggles in your legs - maybe just go and see them. A podiatrist, as well, you could see them for your feet if anything is niggling at your feet."
Stephanie Roche spoke to us at the launch of a new foot health campaign for Pamex, the Mayo-based distributor of foot health products, Mycosan and Dermatonics Once.
