High heels remain in fashion at all times. High heels may not be comfortable. But sometimes wearing high heels also becomes your need. It is possible that due to wearing heels for a long time, the way of walking gets affected. This can also cause heel pain, ankle pain, back pain. If you want to wear high heels, then include some exercises daily in your fitness regime. Here experts are telling which exercises should be done after wearing heels for a long time (Relaxing exercises for feet).
Many joint problems can be caused by high heels.
Wearing high heels all day or for long periods of time increases the stress and pressure on different parts of the body. This extra stress can affect not only the knees, but also the hips, lower back, and Achilles tendon. If you wear high heels every day, your toes can become out of shape over time.
prone to arthritis
The thumb can lead to hammertoes or claw toes, bunions, corns, calluses and ingrown toenails. Excessive or abnormal stress on the joints due to changed position and movement can also lead to arthritis.
Open heel is better than closed heel
Orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert Dr. Manan Vohra explains in his Instagram post, ‘The best way to avoid joint pain is to stop wearing heels. Still, if you want to wear heels, it is important to keep a few things in mind while choosing high heel wear. First of all, know that open to heel is better than closed heel. In closed heels, the thumb and fingers stick together a lot. This puts a lot of stress on the fingers as well as the front part joint. So get a pedicure done and wear open heels.
Block heels are better than stilettos. Wedges are better than block heels. Due to this, the weight of the whole body does not fall in one place. It spreads from the heel towards the thumb. Wear short heels. Wearing heels of 2 inches or less height does not affect the joint.
These 5 exercises told by Dr. Vohra will be helpful in relaxing your feet (Relaxing exercises for feet)
On the day you wear heels for the whole day, do not forget to come home and do this exercise.
1 Ball release exercise (Foot muscles-Ball release)
Place a ball under the sole. To relieve pain, slowly roll the ball under the foot 20 times.
2 Toe spreading with fingers interlaced
Sit on the chair. Keep the heels stable. Insert the fingers well into the toes. Rotate clockwise and anti clockwise 10-15 times. Then move the thumb and fingers up and down.
3 Toe spacers
Sit on a chair. Separate the toes and thumbs. To separate, wedge a shoelace between your fingers and thumb to act as a toe spacer.
4 Toe extension
Sit down and spread your toes and toes in opposite directions. Do this 10 times in 2 sets on each leg. Spread the fingers and toes of both feet forward and backward, right and left.
5 Alternate heel raises
Stand holding the wall. Raise and lower each heel alternately.
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