Welcome to this week's edition of LADIES WORLD. I'm still your humble host Vianney :) .
This is the last week of November 2014 and today we are going to take a look at how you can wear your high heel shoes without experiencing pain.
It’s the age old problem every single woman faces throughout her shoe-filled life: the pain and discomfort associated with
wearing fabulous heels. Many of us (guilty, here) have throughout the years adopted a “grin and
bear it” attitude, choosing our love for stylish shoes over our
desire to be comfortable. It’s a
trait we aren’t necessarily proud of, and one that regularly has the men in our lives raising their
eyebrows in disbelief.
But, as it turns out, fabulous heels and pain-free feet aren’t
mutually exclusive.
Here are some tips on how to wear stylish shoes—without
paying the price in comfort.
1.
Make sure you are wearing the right size shoe.
The number one mistake women
make would probably be not having the right shoe size for
their foot. Your foot size changes over the years, even as much as one full size, especially after having kids. Have your feet sized once a year, and do it if you’ve never had it done. Have your feet measured when you’re buying shoes, for width and for length as well. A lot of people think they’re a wide or vise versa and they’re not, so definitely do that
before you shop.
2. Educate yourself on your own
personal foot type..
In my opinion, a podiatrist would be
the best way to know your foot type and what’s going on. If you can’t run out to the podiatrist, there’s a couple of neat ways to see if you have a flat foot or a high-arch foot. Wet your foot and step onto a piece of construction
paper. When you make an impression, it will show you how
much your foot is flattening or how high of an arch you have.
You can look at a person’s foot type and see why they are having pain.
3. The thicker the heel, the
better.
Avoid thin heels, the stilettos. They cause your foot to wobble
around. Sometimes, the dress is just going to call for a stiletto, as
long as it’s something that’s occasional. If you’re wearing stilettos everyday, you might want to consider a chunkier heel style and change it up a bit.
These sleek sandals are a no-no,.
4.
Avoid thin soles, opt instead for a platform.
Thin soles will almost always give you pain on the bottom of your
foot. You want a thicker sole or a
little bit of a platform, which will offset some of the pressure
when you’re walking. A rubbery kind of material will absorb that pressure.
5. Take breaks.
Kick your shoes off whenever you are chanced, and stretch your ankles and toes. Also Stretch your feet after you take your shoes off. The stretches that you’ll want to do are the stretches that will target the front of the foot and ankle, like pointing your toes down, and pulling your toes up with a
strap to get the Achilles’ tendon and the calf muscles. And then side to side to get to the instep and the outside of the foot.
That's all for today's edition of *Ladies world* do have a wonderful day.. Bye ;)
