Heavy legs, burning feet and back problems – familiar problems for employees in standing professions.
Irene Millard-Faude and Ruth Bloch live in Australia. On a trip home to Switzerland, they visited the World of walk-on-air in Sennwald and watched how the kybun Swiss air-cushion shoes are made in real time.
Eddy Steel broke his ankle, and had been suffering from vertigo since his stroke.
Professor Karl Hecht is 92 years old, but he looks several years younger. He is a highly regarded medical expert in the fields of stress, sleep and aerospace travel and still gives regular lectures about his research.
Lussia Zäch suffered from pain due to damage in her lumbar vertebrae and the bunion in her foot for many years. Even walking short distances would quickly become unbearably painful. However, she also wanted to avoid having an operation.
Entrepreneur Wilfried Franz suffered from knee pain for years. He used to have to avoid taking long walks in order to spare his legs.
Even after walking just a few metres, Arthur Rusch was in so much pain that he didn’t want to walk another step.
Ulrike Rausch suffers from heel spurs. She has seen four specialists in the hope of alleviating the pain.
Stefan Venzin was taking painkillers to battle his severe hip and back pain. Despite this, he still was unable to stand or walk for long periods.
Kandid Hofstetter travelled 90 kilometres on foot across ice and snow at the Lake Baikal Crossing in Russia. Temperatures reached depths of minus 30 degrees.
Hansruedi Siegrist suffers from severe arthritis pain in his right knee. He nearly had to give up his dream of climbing Kilimanjaro, which measures 5,895 metres, for that reason.
Margrith Sibold had an operation on her knee joint three years ago. In spite of this operation, the 73-year-old pensioner always has a lightness in her step when she is walking.
