I will do anything for running…

April 3, 2012

…but I won’t do that.

(get it, like that horrible Meatloaf song?)

What’s “that”?

Give up high heels, that is.

A new study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology that I read about on Runner’s World says regularly wearing heels can compromise the foot’s ability to work naturally.

(the study refers to heels five centimetres high…tee hee, five centimetres? I had to do a doubletake and make sure it wasn’t referring to inches — OK, maybe I’m a snob when it comes to high heels).

Sure, maybe it’s shortening my calf muscle, and could cause me Achilles tendon pain, etc., etc.

But. Not. Gonna. Do. It.

(Shoes, Plomo)

Filed under: Fitness Swellness,Healthy Swellness

Tags: Achilles tendon, feet, foot, foot pain, half-marathon, high heels, marathon, podiatry, running