Calling all New York City spa lovers and fashionistas: when you live in a city that never sleeps, it can feel like your whole body never gets a chance to rest - especially your feet. The average person walks approximately four miles every day or 115,000 miles in a lifetime so just imaging what the average New Yorker walks. This is why for those living in New York, best pedicure treatments are vital to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

First, let’s take a quick look at the history of the pedicure: The word pedicure is derived from the Latin words "pedis" for foot and "cura" meaning care. The first known pedicure began with the vanity obsessed Ancient Egyptians. Carvings within the tomb of Pharaoh depict the king receiving foot and leg massages from his servants. In addition to this, Chinese and Indian cultures have practiced reflexology techniques, a vital component of the pedicures, for centuries to improve their health and mental well-being as it now widely known that the health of your feet can reveal new pieces of information about your entire body.

So, history lesson aside, what make the pedicure so important? Well, for a start, while your pedicurist is working on your feet, they are doing more than just playing with your toes. By removing the dead skin and calluses with either a pumice stone or other implements, they are helping to improve overall comfort as well as appearance. Having calluses on your feet can cause uneven pressure when you walk or stand that can also lead to the pain you feel when on your feet all day.

The massage in a pedicure is one of the most important parts. Massaging certain spots on someone's foot sends signals to other parts of the body to encourage overall health improvement anywhere in the body. Many pedicurists also use foot reflexology while giving pedicures. This helps stimulate the blood flow to the feet and legs and provides the perfect way to relax after a busy day in the city.

Getting regular spa pedicures not only helps relax tense muscles often over stressed during long hours on your feet (or those killer five inch-ers you love so much), it also staves away any fugal bacteria. With many of today’s shoe trends, socks are not an option meaning that without regular spa treatments feet can become inflamed and infected. Now how would you get through your work week if you couldn't slip on your power pumps?!

Once those tootsies are in tip top shape the rest of your body will feel better too so take our advice and start looking for the best NYC Nail Salon near you. Always make sure that all instruments used during a pedicure are new or sterilized in order to prevent the spread of fungus or disease. Your pedicurist should also be licensed and accredited and should make you feel safe and comfortable in her hands. So make sure to do your research so you find the cleanest and best NYC spa with expert reflexology treatments to get more bang for your buck.