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Finally, when that day arrives, the novelty soon wears off: high heels -- while sophisticated, beautiful and dressy, yes -- are often uncomfortable. Sure, they were a dream when they were too loose and beyond our years, but when you have to squeeze your toes into tiny spaces, you realize they're not all they're cracked up to be. High heels make catching a bus, chasing toddlers and navigating the grocery store more difficult. And heck, doesn't it seem like they're getting less and less comfortable every year? |
There are very few women who can claim never to have pulled their mothers' high heels out of their closets as young children. Little girls are drawn to grown-up things and love to clomp around the house in shoes that are 10 sizes too big, dreaming of the day when they will be able to wear such lovely shoes themselves.
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According to the Canadian Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA), "Each foot contains 26 bones, which are held in position by hundreds of ligaments, tendons and muscles." Day after day we put these mechanisms to work: for an average adult, the total force accumulated on feet every day is well over one million pounds. Our poor feet have to act as shock absorbers to protect our bodies from feeling the impact of all of that force -- just one good reason to take care of your tootsies on a daily basis! |
Our bodies are complex systems made up of many parts working together to get us from place to place, keeping us healthy and allowing us to do the things we love. But some body parts take a harder toll than others, particularly our feet.
