Training your feet?

[songbirdsel]

OUCH!! those pics really scare me!

I think it also depends on genetics. I, unfortunately, was "blessed" with severely flat feet, which means my feet don't arch as much as a normal foot. I did dance for 14 years, and my pointed toes never looked as pointed as the typical image of a ballerina's foot.

Similarly, your feet are forced into an arch when you wear heels. If your feet are naturally arched, this means your weight tends to distribute itself straight down into your heel and ball efficiently. But for me, my feet don't arch enough to let the bottom of my heel be perpendicular to the ground, resulting in a constant struggle to balance well in heels and not feel the pain - its like walking on a slope for me.

I'm wearing the gladiator wedges from Nine West today that look like Balenciagas, and I walked about 4 or 5 blocks in NYC and I couldn't WAIT to sit back down.

I think i may have the same problem as you, I absolutely loooooove heels but i dont feel comfortable wearing them all the time. But i think the main thing is practice..... Especially with the nine wests, i have the exact pair and my gosh they hurt like hell when i first put them on. BUt well worth it!

 

[pinksatin]

I think sometimes I don't need to put on flats, but even changing into a different pair of heels helps.

Based on my experience Sunday, I was wear reasonably comfortable heels but without socks of course and they were a little loose so my feet started to sweat and rub and get blisters in them. I was working (retail) and went on my break to buy new shoes since I was dying. I ended up buying low wedges (probably 2.5 inches). My feet felt a million times better just from changing into different shoes.

 

[princessaud]

i can pretty much manage in 3 inch heels provided they are totally covered or have at least some sort of backing.
but the weird thing when i wear heels is that when i walk in heels, my face tends to like jiggle(i know it's a weird word to use, can't think of others), like maybe i have too much fats on my face (lols) and it gets quite irritating. do any of you have that problem or is it just me?

 

[Deborah]

Argh at those pics!

 

[yanlin]

I started with wearing wedges, moved to low heels, and then started moving upwards. Now, I go clubbing in my 4 inch ankle boots. haha.

 

[Trista]

I wore heels on a daily basis back in 8th grade (what was I thinking?) and then once I got into high school, where I had a lot longer to walk across campus and I have to walk down a hill to get to my bus stop, I ended up phasing them out. Not completely, I still would wear them for nice things, or wear them "just because" on occasion, but not the level that I used to. Nowadays I only wear heels for special occasions because I have really bad knees and also a back that constantly aches...so I stick for the most part with kitten heels or ballet flats. I am going to start training my feet again, but I do not want to end up with hammer toe. That pic made me .

 

[kaguia]

omg those pictures are so disgusting

 

[ediewarhol]

Wow. Those pictures of feet. I did NOT think I'd see that when I'd opened this thread.

 

[kmccormi]

Yeah, I just had bunion surgery a few months ago and my mother had combination bunion and hammer toe surgery on both feet ... foot problems are NOT pleasant ladies, so as much as we all love heels, make sure they are not causing issues!

 

[Megann]

I just completed mt first full day in 4" heels! It took some time to get used to them again but I seem to be getting back into the swing of these heels again!

 

[Marni]

I really love heels but those photos have really freaked me out.

 

[Megann]

I has been a few months now and I must say heels are getting so much more comfortable!

 

[socaligurl80]

me too me too!! Thanks everyone!!

 

[marylauda]

My best friend is a ballerina and the owner of her studio started dancing on pointe when she was very young.. she has the worst looking feet, bunions and hammer toes, I don't think I will forget the day that I saw them

 

[littlecoco]

aah,, Okay I love high heels but really I think I only wear them once a week. I haven't really found heels that are wide enough to accomodate your toes. maybe I'm too vain about my feet though? but never underestimate the power of flats! and I would just save the nice heels for special occassions. I couldn't imagine wearing those all day at work.