Don't Let The Heel Hurt You
HEELS ... can't live with them ... can't live without them ... just got to have them as a must for our wardrobe!
Now,
reality check. They hurt, and they hurt really, really bad when you
have been strutting around in them for any length of time. The question
is, do you sacrifice style for comfort? Heck no! Women love them
because they make their legs look longer and body slimmer. They love
them because they know men think they are hot. Women love them because
they add "chic" to their outfits. There is just no denying that a good
looking pump or, stiletto just makes a female's calve look fantastic
and their legs as sexy as Beyonce's.
One might thank all those
wonderful shoe designers out there for causing all this misery, and
while the American Pediatric Medical Association tells us the easy way
out is simply tossing them out with the trash ... shame on them ...
let's give you some helpful hints on how you can make them work for
you, and not against.
- Granted a shorter heel (up to
2 inches) is right for comfort and health. Just keep in mind anything
higher is going to place undue pressure on the ball of your foot and
frontal bones. If you have to go with the height, try kicking them off
when you can and keep a pair of flats/slippers under your desk for
relief.
- Believe it or, not, many women will
sacrifice a smaller size because they fell in love with a certain style
and the store doesn't have a pair left in their real size. Also, it's
important to have your foot measured ever so often. Feet can grow as we
get older and also longer and wider after pregnancy. You have to make
sure there is at minimum a thumbs width between your longest toe and the shoe tip for proper room.
- Pointed
& Narrow Squared toes may be the fashion but, rounded toe shoes
allow your toes to lie flat and spread out naturally. If you can't,
then at least try and alternate once and a while. Pointed & narrow
squared toes can cause joint pain, bunions and wrench your toes inward.
- Many fashion shoes only come in a standard width. If you have wide
feet, obviously this will cause a problem. If you love the style so
much and must have them, a shoemaker can usually stretch them to widen
the toe box to enhance comfort.
- Think about
cushioning. You're on our feet more than ever and many shoes come with
less than adequate padding. You have felt that unbearable burning on
the balls of your feet once or twice already. It is pretty obvious it
will happen again if you continue to wear them because heels shift the
weight fully right to that area.
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