Are high heels a part of your dress code? There are reasons they shouldn’t be...
A stylish woman wouldn’t be caught dead without her stilettos, which makes a lady look taller and sexier. It’s no wonder then that the swish set swear by them and have managed to get accustomed to the discomfort caused by them. At the beginning, one unconsciously keeps reminding oneself to be cautious and maintain their balance, because if distracted, they realise that they can easily twist their ankle! “It gives me a stylish posture, and makes me look classy and confident, which is why I wear heels,” says the perky 23-year-old Ruchika who works for a restaurant in Delhi. Agreed, heels do accentuate the curves of the body and gives one a smart look, but it’s also important to be aware of the price one might have to pay in future...
A recent research highlights that high heels, and also the latest wedge heels, can cause enough damage to the body to last a lifetime. Especially with numerous brands of shoes flooding the markets, a steep rise in problems like knee injuries, hip injuries and lower-back problems has been noticed. Pam, who has a sedentary job, has been wearing high heels since her college days and says that she has read a lot and is “aware of the problems that heels can cause” and therefore, at the hint of the slightest of pain, Pam gives her feet some respite by wearing flats for the next couple of days or so. It’s important to give your feet comfort, like Pam does, but let’s also understand the fact that the damage caused to the body because of regular use of high-heeled shoes mostly shows when the lady reaches her 30s and 40s. Dr. Govind Singh Bisht, a foot-care specialist, says, “When we stand, our weight is equally distributed. High heels give pressure on certain muscles and joints of the knees and the back, which causes pain and can lead to arthritis. Girls mostly go with the latest fashion trend and usually don’t know that it’s around the age of 30-40 that joint problems set in.”
As a note of precaution, he advises, “For a sitting job, wearing high heels is alright, but in a place where one has to stand for hours or walk around, it’s always preferable to wear very little heels.” Not flat shoes, but ones with small, about one inch, heels because entirely flat shoes too can cause severe foot pain, shooting pains in the shins, bunions, back aches and arthritis!
So, whether wearing heels is a fashion trend or whether it increases one’s sex appeal, it’s always advisable not to harm one’s body! Instead, why not learn to carry off ‘comfort’? After all, it’s our feet, which will take us a long way!
Spriha Srivastava
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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A stylish woman wouldn’t be caught dead without her stilettos, which makes a lady look taller and sexier. It’s no wonder then that the swish set swear by them and have managed to get accustomed to the discomfort caused by them. At the beginning, one unconsciously keeps reminding oneself to be cautious and maintain their balance, because if distracted, they realise that they can easily twist their ankle! “It gives me a stylish posture, and makes me look classy and confident, which is why I wear heels,” says the perky 23-year-old Ruchika who works for a restaurant in Delhi. Agreed, heels do accentuate the curves of the body and gives one a smart look, but it’s also important to be aware of the price one might have to pay in future...
A recent research highlights that high heels, and also the latest wedge heels, can cause enough damage to the body to last a lifetime. Especially with numerous brands of shoes flooding the markets, a steep rise in problems like knee injuries, hip injuries and lower-back problems has been noticed. Pam, who has a sedentary job, has been wearing high heels since her college days and says that she has read a lot and is “aware of the problems that heels can cause” and therefore, at the hint of the slightest of pain, Pam gives her feet some respite by wearing flats for the next couple of days or so. It’s important to give your feet comfort, like Pam does, but let’s also understand the fact that the damage caused to the body because of regular use of high-heeled shoes mostly shows when the lady reaches her 30s and 40s. Dr. Govind Singh Bisht, a foot-care specialist, says, “When we stand, our weight is equally distributed. High heels give pressure on certain muscles and joints of the knees and the back, which causes pain and can lead to arthritis. Girls mostly go with the latest fashion trend and usually don’t know that it’s around the age of 30-40 that joint problems set in.”
As a note of precaution, he advises, “For a sitting job, wearing high heels is alright, but in a place where one has to stand for hours or walk around, it’s always preferable to wear very little heels.” Not flat shoes, but ones with small, about one inch, heels because entirely flat shoes too can cause severe foot pain, shooting pains in the shins, bunions, back aches and arthritis!
So, whether wearing heels is a fashion trend or whether it increases one’s sex appeal, it’s always advisable not to harm one’s body! Instead, why not learn to carry off ‘comfort’? After all, it’s our feet, which will take us a long way!
Spriha Srivastava
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
IIPM fights meltdown, places 2300 students By Education Mail Bureau
Delhi/ NCR B- Schools get better By Swati Sharma
Event at IIPM
2300 IIPM students get jobs
IIPM set to beat economic slowdown
IIPM Admission Detail
IIPM, GURGAON
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