Your knees’ needs

March 25, 2010

If you’re planning on stepping out this spring in clogs, you’ll be completely on trend (clogs were all over the Chanel runway) but you won’t be doing your knees any favours.

A study conducted by Rush University Medical Center in Chicago has found that shoes with flat, flexible soles (think sneakers and flip flops) significantly reduce the load on the knees than ones with supportive, stable ones bearing less flexible soles.

But stylistas trading fancy footwear for comfort? Never. Switching up your footwear semi-regularly–perhaps slipping on Havaianas for your brunch date–will at least give your knees a little bit of a break.

Filed under: Healthy Swellness

Tags: arthritis, Chanel, clogs, feet, footwear, knees, shoes