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Are you addicted to heels? Do you love how your legs look when you wear it? Can you not live without them?

Ok, would you like a quarter of your life in your heels and glamorous half of them in agony with really ugly feet? This is what could potentially cause you to pass if you are on your high heels on a daily basis in your active, on-your-feet years.

High Heels Displace the weight of the body on the ball of the foot. Over time, feet can calluses, corns and bunions ugly. With this kind of feet, you better hope that Manolo Blahnik began designing shoes!

High Heels also directly in the center of mass of the body forward and your spine has to compensate for backward compatibility. "Oh, my aching back" is your daily mantra.

Calf muscles shorten and tighten, if you wear high heels and if you wear them continuously for a long time, say more than six months, your calf muscles can remain permanently shortened. Your body will naturally try by lowering the arch of the feet or the knees, hips or back will be sorely affected.

How to enjoy your high heels, but not long-term harm

1. Wear shoes with paragraphs no higher than 4cm for every day wear.

2. Save your sexy high heels for special occasions.

3. Avoid wearing Backless shoes too often because they claw your toes when you walk.

4. Stretch your calf muscles at regular intervals.

5. Alternate shoes for a long day. Keep a second pair at work, so that you can treble during the day and give your calf muscles a chance to adapt.

6. Never long distances on foot or on uneven ground, such as pavements, where wear high heels.

7. High heels, with a strap or lace in the Rist are cheaper than slip-ons, as they help to stop the foot from sliding forward.

8. See your podiatrist or chiropodist once a year for checkups at the foot health.

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