The right shoes can make you look slim, sexy, smart, maybe even leave you in pain, which can result in weight gain due to inactivity.
Ever thought your shoes could make you fat? both It is not always practical, or possible, to shop for shoes based on health issues, but you still can get unhealthy shoes as pain-free as possible with the help of experts.
At the lab the women were harnessed to sensors to measure joint and muscle activity so that the type of stress they go through can be traced. Check the results below:
• High heels High heels make you look slimmer, taller, and change your posture, but regular walking in them can cause permanent damage. A 2011 Danish study found that wearing high heels can increase the risk of osteoarthritis times 6. Here is how high heels cause damage:
Painful shins – high heels can put more stress on shin muscles, which control the forefoot. Regular strain on the shins can cause shin splints.
Knotty calves – Heels cause your calf muscles to shorten, over time this becomes permanent. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology revealed that those who regularly wore high heels had calf muscles 13% shorter on average than non-heel-wearers.
The test subjects walked more slowly in heels than sneakers. It was found that wearing high heels every day can help you gain 5 lbs. each year due to decreased calorie burn. Advertisement:
Toning sneakers Many companies claim that shoes with rounded or rocker soles increase muscle activity and boost calorie burn which is not true.
Cause stress – The hard soles keep arches from naturally flexing which causes the arches to flatten and results in excess pronation, when the feet roll in when walking, which leads to under absorption of shock by your feet, which causes your back and knees to feel extra stress.
Lab result: The testers butts and thighs were underworked while wearing toning shoes, compared to simple sneakers.
Flat shoes and flip-flops: Surprisingly, even a basic ballet flat or casual canvas shoe, a popular alternative to unhealthy heels, can cause a lot of damage. The lab results for flat shoes revealed that the testers put about 25% more impact on heels with each step with flat soles, compared to pumps. The constant grip of flip-flops keeps your arches flexing normally, which makes your forefoot compromise the way it pushes off when you step forward.
The lab result showed that testers were about 2.5 times less stable in flip-flops than sneakers. Next time you buy shoes consider these points.
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