Administrator Lite Posted July 16, 2010 Administrator Share Posted July 16, 2010 Researchers found women who regularly wore high heels for extended periods suffered more aches because their muscles were overstretched and could not relax.They found that wearing a pair of shoes shortened fibres in their calve muscles as the heel of the foot was elevated.The scientists at Manchester Metropolitan University then discovered the Achilles' tendon became thicker and stiffer meaning it was harder to stretch the feet out to walk.They said it could explain why women could wear high heels for hours but experience feet aches after removing them.In their study, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, the team used volunteers aged between 20 and 50 who had regularly worn 5cm high heels for two years or more.They tested a final group of 11 who felt uncomfortable walking without their heels and recruited a second group of women who did not wear high heels.Using ultrasound to measure the length of muscle fibres in the women's calf muscles, they found high heel wearers were 13 per cent shorter than those who wore flat shoes."This confirmed the hypothesis that when you place the muscle in a shorter position, the fibres become shorter,” said Prof Marco Narici, who led the study."We found the Achilles' tendon was the same length in the two groups, but in women who wore high heels it was much thicker and stiffer, making it harder for them to stretch their feet out when they were on the flat."But this problem can be overcome by doing simple stretching exercises throughout the day."If you stand on your tip toes and lower your heels up and down again it will stretch out the tendons making it easier to walk without heels,” he said.“If you do this about 20 times a day it should be sufficient to prevent this happening.” View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I better give up my 7" stilettos :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted July 16, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted July 16, 2010 Not as bad as Shought... he has 12" :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 To wear 12" the actual foot has to be longer than 12" :think: it, I bet looks impressive :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted July 16, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted July 16, 2010 shought is "different" to say the least. :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 shought is "different" to say the least. :ph34r:We need photo evidence! B) shought- dont be shy! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted July 16, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted July 16, 2010 I can't find any pics of shought wearing his heels, but i found a pic of the shoes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 :lmao: all there left is to "mount" shought on to them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Their dilemma is quite similar to patients who suffer from foot drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I've actually got really big feet... Size 46/47 in EU which is about 12 in the US.I don't wear heals often though, just at costume parties and stuff like that, you know, where drag queens, like Lite, go :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbakkk Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 :lol:,too interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashar Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 interesting !today i was asking my friend , Wosh man how could a woman wear high heels , i tried to stand on my toes and walk :Dthis looks like a death sentence everyone is fit to his/her life system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I can't find any pics of shought wearing his heels, but i found a pic of the shoes:haha+ :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I can't find any pics of shought wearing his heels, but i found a pic of the shoes:haha+ :rofl:i believe there are some south park ones with him wearing high heels. hmmm when the aliens probe his azz with a satilate and had him dress as an asian hooker i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reinwald Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 i would have to agree with women wearing heels.. makes them more damn sexy ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocity Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 High heels are definitly sexy, but Lite's a a bit too much imo :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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