Why is it that some women can walk around for days on end, while others cringe at the sight of heels? Simple, strength. And I do not mean strength as in nerves of steel.
The first time I tore all of the ligaments in my right ankle I was told I would never dance again. When I split the navicular in my left foot, I was told that I would never walk in a heel lower than 1/4" again. Strange, right? Why would a doctor tell an injured person that they could never walk in flats again?
After years of classical ballet, my muscles had developed so that I was able to walk with perfect poise, balance and posture when my heels were elevated. As soon as my heels hit the ground, I would slouch and my spine would become like that of a snake. So what does any of this have to do with you and your feet?
Most woman who do not work individual muscle groups throughout the feet, when in heels end up landing harshly on the balls of their feet, and tormenting the part of the foot where two sets of bones meet. However, if you take the time to do the exercises provided in the following link, you end up giving your toes a work out as they slowly lower and raise the ball of the foot to a comfortable landing point.
http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/education/why_barefoot_works.htm
Repeat step 3 every morning (1 set of 20) for best high heel wearing results.
The first time I tore all of the ligaments in my right ankle I was told I would never dance again. When I split the navicular in my left foot, I was told that I would never walk in a heel lower than 1/4" again. Strange, right? Why would a doctor tell an injured person that they could never walk in flats again?
After years of classical ballet, my muscles had developed so that I was able to walk with perfect poise, balance and posture when my heels were elevated. As soon as my heels hit the ground, I would slouch and my spine would become like that of a snake. So what does any of this have to do with you and your feet?
Most woman who do not work individual muscle groups throughout the feet, when in heels end up landing harshly on the balls of their feet, and tormenting the part of the foot where two sets of bones meet. However, if you take the time to do the exercises provided in the following link, you end up giving your toes a work out as they slowly lower and raise the ball of the foot to a comfortable landing point.
http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/education/why_barefoot_works.htm
Repeat step 3 every morning (1 set of 20) for best high heel wearing results.