Do you want to learn how to wear high heels without affecting your body structure? Listen to the advice of yoga therapist Elena Ulmasbaeva.
The question of whether or not to wear stilettos worries all women on the planet. And most often the answer is clear: of course, wear it! After all modern woman She cannot imagine herself without high-heeled shoes, which lengthen her legs and elevate her above reality and her rivals in the struggle for survival. From the point of view of Darwin's theory of the origin of species, the woman's intentions are understandable and even necessary. However... Admit it honestly: walking in high heels is uncomfortable. You can stand in them, leaning against the wall, or sit in a chair, beautifully crossing your legs. But just don't walk!
At your own pace. In Ancient China, wearing heels was a privilege for the nobility. High status obliged you to be above everyone else in the literal sense of the word. In addition, in China there has been a cult of small feet for thousands of years. Girls from the age of eight had their feet tightly swaddled to prevent them from growing. This custom turned aristocratic women into cripples, who often could not move without assistance. The “swaddling ritual” did not spread beyond China, but high heels “came” to the West along the Great Silk Road in the Middle Ages.
Below the grass. Modern women who want to remain not only beautiful, but also healthy, can be given advice: the heel should not be higher than five centimeters. The human musculoskeletal system is designed in such a way that the main support is on the heels. And if you decide to show off your shoes for more high heels- don't wear them every day. Many women know about this, but still continue to run to work in ten-centimeter stilettos and “come down to earth” only when they discover that they have grown bones on the base. thumbs legs, the X-shape or O-shape of the legs has increased, the calves have become hard and large, the knees do not straighten and the lower back hurts. Unfortunately, the box with brand new patent leather shoes does not include a description sheet. possible consequences! But in heels, the weight of the body is transferred to the forefoot and toes, which are not evolutionarily adapted to support the entire body. To balance ourselves in space, we, depending on individual characteristics, we begin to bend our knees, push our pelvis forward and arch our lower back. The head and neck are extremely tense. When walking in heels, the entire spine is compressed, posture is disrupted, and internal organs are displaced. This manifests itself especially clearly when stilettos are worn by teenage girls whose skeleton is not yet fully formed. But this can lead to a slowdown physical development, since inadequately distributed load in the musculoskeletal system negatively affects the growth zones of long tubular bones - the epiphyses.
The proposed complex will not correct severe joint deformation, but will help relieve tension. In your personal practice, place emphasis depending on individual characteristics. For example, if you have protruding bunions, stretch the inner sides of your big toes; if you have low arches and X-shaped legs, press the outer edges of your feet more firmly to the floor and lift the inner parts of your ankles; if you have an O-shaped deformity and skew on the outer edges of your feet, point toward the floor the bases of the big toes. And if, as a result of wearing heels, your hips begin to protrude too much forward, press your heels into the floor and draw in the tops of your knees. You can perform this complex at any time.
Do not do Viparita Karani (Inverted Candle Pose) during menstruation. By the way, during this period, walking in high heels is especially undesirable, because it overstrains the front wall of the abdomen and disrupts circulation in the pelvic organs.
6 poses for beautiful legs
The complex helps relieve tension in the feet, aligns the structure of the legs, and frees the lower back.
1. Uttanasana (Intense Stretch Pose)
Stand on a rolled-up mat with your heels touching the floor and your balls of your feet elevated. Place your hands on the floor. Pull your elbows in and turn your shoulders.
2. Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog pose, hands on bricks)
Place two bricks with the short edge facing the wall. Press both palms against the bricks and step back into Adho Mukha Svanasana. Place your heels on the floor and point your toes up.
3. Supta Padangusthasana I and II (Big Toe Pose I and II)
Lying on the floor, bend right leg in the knee, grab it with your fingers thumb legs. Actively working your legs, hold the pose for 3 minutes. Move your leg to the right without allowing the left side of your pelvis to rise. Stay in the pose for another 3 minutes. Then do both options to the left.
4. Vajrasana (Thunderbolt Pose)
1. Bring your knees together and sit on your heels. Stay in the pose for 30 seconds, bringing the inner parts of your feet together.
2. Then, lifting your pelvis, tuck your toes. Lower your pelvis onto your heels. Balance in this position for 30 seconds.
3. Raise your pelvis again and spread your heels to the sides. Lower the outer sides of your buttocks onto your heels. Stay like this for another 30 seconds.
5. Malasana (variation of Garland pose)
Place your palms on the windowsill. Squat down, lowering your pelvis to the floor and trying to press your heels to the floor or rolled up rug. Stretch your spine. Stay in the pose for at least 30 seconds.
6. Viparita Karani (Inverted Candle Pose)
Place the roller a few centimeters from the wall. Sit on the side of the cushion. Tie the belt around the middle of your thighs and ankles. Bend your knees and place them on the wall, and lower your shoulders and thoracic spine to the floor. Lower your buttocks into the gap between the roller and the wall. The lower back should be in a deflection on the roller.
Timofey Rakin, chiropractor:
What happens when you regularly wear shoes with heels higher than 3 cm? The Achilles tendon contracts, the center of gravity moves forward. The toe bones are pressed into the toe. This leads to hammertoe expansion of the toes: the Achilles tendon is deformed, knobby swellings appear on the heel, and the inner area of the foot becomes inflamed. Then these processes become chronic, and the shape of the legs does not change better side. So instead of the expected beauty and sexual attractiveness, women get swollen legs with crooked toes! Modern beauty standards require shoes with heels no lower than 6 cm, but one should remember the irreversible consequences: pain in the back and legs, curvature of the spine and pelvic bones, diseases internal organs and varicose veins. There is an opinion, which I share, by the way, that the desire to show sexuality exclusively with the help of high heels at the expense of health is associated with psychological problems based on feelings of self-doubt.
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Every woman's wardrobe consists of shoes. They come in different styles, colors and shapes, but most of them have one thing in common - the heel. Why is this part of the shoe so important for the fair sex? Why do girls feel so much more confident in heels? Why do they literally see a pair of pretty high-heeled shoes in a store window? We will learn the subtleties of women's perception of shoes in this article.
It's all about psychology. Putting on, for example, ballet shoes (flat pumps), a woman feels absolutely normal. Under such shoes you can wear something nondescript, so as not to attract too much attention to yourself and run about your business. Of course, boats are very practical invention For female legs. They are comfortable and you can really hurry somewhere in them without fear of twisting your ankle. In heels, girls cannot afford to walk too fast, because the risk of injury increases dramatically.
But such shoes have a very significant plus - effectiveness. Nothing will decorate a well-chosen outfit like a girl in heels feels that she involuntarily straightens her shoulders and this makes her seem even more attractive. Heels help add chic and elegance to your look, because no lady would wear heels in combination with plain clothes.
Why are girls in heels so popular with members of the opposite sex? The first thing men pay attention to when looking at a woman is her legs. This part of the body is one of the most attractive for the stronger half of humanity, so it must be flawless. Heels visually lengthen the legs, and the fact that a woman’s foot in stiletto heels actually stands on the toe makes this part of the body even more slender and toned.
But stiletto heels have disadvantages, which for many women are more significant than their advantages. If you wear shoes all day, your feet will certainly get tired and hurt. This is the so-called price for beauty. Heels are also designed for walking on flat surfaces, so they are not very practical. Thus, girls experience a lot of inconvenience in heels.
But all this is not a reason to give up stilettos forever. Some women believe that such shoes are too uncomfortable, so they completely exclude them from their wardrobe, but in vain. After all, many men are convinced that girls look much sexier in heels than without them. That is why you should not completely abandon such shoes. Stiletto heels make the look more sophisticated, festive and attractive, as a result of which the girl will certainly catch admiring glances and feel simply amazing! Therefore, it is worth paying close attention to such a wonderful accessory, which is an integral part of the image of any successful and confident woman.
This is exactly what women's stiletto sandals provide. There is no point in arguing here; there are flat-soled models that are comfortable and pragmatic, but not devoid of femininity. But it’s still worth getting a pair of elegant, but seemingly useless shoes.
Pragmatic and simple, comfortable to wear flat shoes in summer. But summer is precisely the season in which 2019 stiletto sandals rule the roost. This is exactly the case when the beauty and slimness of the legs and figure as a whole should be demonstrated “in full growth”.
Smart casual high-heeled sandals
Studs never give up! Even with the total fashion for flat soles, models with high elegant heels are the main trend of the season. It would seem that something new can be brought to such sandals. But this season has its own distinctive features.
Stiletto sandals 2019 are very elegant and feminine models. But they are intended not only for evening or formal looks and special occasions. These models are actively mastering the summer season.
The basis of the most current models, became classic style with a wide transverse membrane and simple fastening using thin straps. In combination with a high thin heel, such shoes are sexy and at the same time elegant.
This year's trends clearly include active accents, such as thin straps intertwined at the ankle, leather with a reptile finish - the focus is on the purity of the style, bright colors and original decor.
The main purpose of women's stiletto sandals this summer is to become an expressive decoration. The role of complementing outfits is given to more democratic models with flat soles.
The color scheme is more active and optimistic than ever. The designers took the colors of the new summer as a basis - rich berry, fruit and floral shades.
Red sandals look the most interesting in this design. Stylists can argue as much as they want about how appropriate this color is in shoes, but in this summer’s looks it is the main one.
The trend is best demonstrated by red stiletto sandals in these photos:
At the same time, red can be of any shade - from bright scarlet to rich, almost burgundy. The brightness of the color will perfectly highlight Polished leather and of course, the simpler the style of such a model, the more perfectly you will fall into the fashion trend.
There is no need to look for literal color combinations in your outfit. Red will perfectly support fashionable monochromatic outfits. Personally, high-heeled sandals will give you height and slenderness to your legs and figure in general. The best way visually looking perfect is simply not.
The only thing better than red ones are black stiletto sandals - this is exactly the model that you should have for that most insidious occasion when you have nothing to wear. But you should be especially careful with them.
This model, especially with metal heels - silver stilettos, is definitely worth having in your own wardrobe.
They are in any trendy show, and if you can find your own model made of black leather with a stiletto heel made of white metal, you should definitely get it.
Open summer stiletto sandals made from natural materials
The idea that wearing summer stiletto sandals is a whole ordeal is preached by those who simply do not know how to wear them and, in principle, reject shoes with heels.
Meanwhile there are several simple rules which will allow you not only to love these shoes, but to wear them with style. Taking advantage of all its advantages.
First of all, choice. Materials, especially interior decoration must be exclusively natural - soft and soft skin with a minimum of stitching so as not to rub delicate skin.
The model of open stiletto sandals should be as comfortable as possible, first of all - the last, which you need to choose only for yourself. You can achieve results only through personal fitting and not just one, but several pairs.
This should be done in the evening, when your legs are already “tired” - this is the only way to feel all the advantages and disadvantages of the model.
And don’t forget about such convenient and practical things as silicone shoe pads. They perfectly and at the same time imperceptibly fix even the most open and difficult-to-wear sandals on the foot.
And, of course, it doesn’t hurt at all, even for those who don’t wear heels out of principle, it would be easy to just practice at home in front of the mirror before bringing this new pair “out into the world.”
There are many visual and practical lessons on the Internet on how to perfectly perfect a beautiful gait and learn how to elegantly wear such models. Even Marilyn Monroe herself learned the correct gait.
Pay attention to the video of how stiletto sandals give the perfect gait:
Dressy sandals with thin stiletto heels
A sophisticated heel does not have to be high. The concept of a “hairpin” itself does not have a measurement in centimeters, five or twelve - which, by the way, few people know how to walk on - does not matter. But shoes like stiletto sandals - even minimal ones - are an excellent reason to look slimmer and taller.
A great summer offering from numerous brands, white stiletto sandals are a downright dressy option, especially if the stiletto itself looks provocative.
Thin, tall, metallic - this is a clear and obvious reminder of the Spanish stiletto - no one can resist. This is exactly what sandals with thin stiletto heels look like. If you haven't tried wearing it, you definitely should.
Of course, you shouldn't wear such models every day. They are designed for grand entrances and extraordinary naiads. But oddly enough, the most fashionable designers advise wearing them every day.
Everyday, already familiar to everyone, style becomes unfashionable - there is too much of it. And summer is an excellent reason to break all the existing rules and wear a pair of completely light, almost weightless and carefully calibrated sandals. This trend in fashion is just gaining momentum - and it’s definitely worth taking advantage of.
