Wearing Flat Sandals Improves Your Posture
Friday, February 12th, 2010For the shoe fashionista that has worn high heels for the majority of her existence, the idea of switching to level sandals can look about as secure as climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in this season’s six-inch stilettos. Even if there are some truly beautiful flats around this season – with them the grungy gladiator shoe – the fact is that for a lot of girls wearing flat sandals for even just several minutes is enough to send sharp pains going up their legs. While it is persuasive to see this as motive enough to steer clear of bad sandals and flip flops, in reality this burning soreness is your greatest cause to get those feet in a pair of flats quick smart.
The trouble with high heels is that they contort your entire body into an atypical shape by thrusting your pelvis ahead and crippling your back. As you stride in this odd pose your boobs and bottom are forced to jut out at all sorts of angles that can feel all incredibly sexy until you start to suffer the long-term consequences of these orthopaedic bad dreams, that can include chronic back pain and intervertebral disc injury. Although you can get used to walking in high heels – so much so that anything else feels abnormal – the reality is that if you find it difficult to walk without being contorted this way, then chances are you’re at jeopardy of grave damage down the track.
Simply take a look at your beloved strapless footwear, ballet flats or even your sneakers and you’ll perceive that the form of the shoe’s toe region comes to a point. And then take a glimpse at your feet. Recognize the difference? When given abundant breathing space our toes easily assemble in an arc formation so that our feet are a good deal wider at the front than at the heel. Despite this, the majirity of fashion shoes get narrower at the front and crunch them simultaneously, which can advance to crooked big toes and aching (not to mention unsightly) bunions. The heaviness on those weak little toes is made all the worse when they are jammed into high heels which transfer the mass of the body from the strong heel bone to the weak bones at the front of the feet. Now you know there is a worthy reason to stick to flat sandals whenever you can.
