For the shoe specialist that has worn heels for the largest part of her time, the thought of turning to level shoes can appear about as comfortable as scaling Mount Kilimanjaro in this season’s 6″ stilettos. Although there are several really stunning flats around this year – with them the scruffy gladiator sandal – the fact is that for many girls wearing flat shoes for even just several minutes is as much as necessary to drive sharp pains going up their legs. Even as it is tempting to see this as reason enough to steer clear of bad sandals and flip flops, in truth this burning ache is your greatest reason to get those feet in a pair of flats quick smart.
The trouble with sandals is that they twist your lower back into an abnormal contour by thrusting your pelvis forward and crippling your lower back. When you stroll in this weird posture your boobs and bottom are strained to jut out at all sorts of angles which can feel all very sexy until you start to face the long-term effects of these orthopaedic nightmares, which can include constant back pain and intervertebral disc injury. Even if you could get used to walking in high heels – so much so that anything else feels unnatural – the reality is that if you find it complex to walk not including being bent this way, then odds are you’re at danger of staid damage down the road.
Simply take a look at your beloved strapless sandals, ballet flats or even your sneakers and you’ll see that the form of the shoe’s toe section comes to a point. Now take a glimpse at your feet. Recognize the difference? When given sufficient breathing space our toes easily assemble in an semicircle shape so that our feet are much wider at the toes than at the heel. Regardless of this, most fashion shoes get narrower at the toes and crunch them simultaneously, which can lead to crooked big toes and painful (not to talk about unattractive) bunions. The pressure on those feeble tiny toes is made all the worse when they are lodged into high heels that relocate the heaviness of the entire body from the strong heel bone to the delicate bones at the front of the feet. Now you know there is a good reason to stick to flat sandals any time you can.