The RX-8

FASHION
The season of sensible, comfortable boots is drawing to a close,
which means that most fashion conscious women will be getting a
pedicure in preparation for sexy sandals. This season, sandals come
with maximum height killer heels. While gorgeous and super sexy,
these could seriously damage more than your little pinkies.
Leading posture and performance expert Dax Moy warns women
that the resurgence of the five inch-heel could seriously damage
their health, not just by leading to postural problems, but also
period pain and even infertility.
Moy’s comment comes as many designer labels, high street stores
and fashion magazines are unveiling their spring/summer
collections aimed at getting British Women to ‘glam up’ by wearing
the 70s-inspired five-inch ankle breakers.
Just about all the major designers have gone high-rise in the sandal
department this season. One of the hottest footwear designers to
hit the catwalks is Camilla Skovgaard, who has collaborated with
Matthew Williamson for his catwalk shows. Her shoes are hot to
trot - well, you might just about manage to walk.
The high street, as usual, will follow in the footsteps of the
designer trends. Once again, women will be adopting the attitude of
no pain, no gain. They will suffer in silence as they dance the night
away and take home a collection of nasty blisters. They may even
twist their ankle, if not break it. But the health issues extend far
beyond these kinds of dangers, according to Moy.
“Most women are intimately aware that the prolonged wearing of
even moderate heels can cause foot, ankle and knee problems and
lead to back pain, but very few are aware of the very real health
consequences caused by these unnatural positions,” explains Moy.
“It’s not just about the feet; it affects every single function in every
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Trendy killer
heels could
damage more
than your feet
joint and muscle throughout the body and can seriously affect the
health of women that insist upon wearing them.
“More important than the postural problems involved, however, is
the potential problems that high heels can cause in relation to
fertility, menstrual cycles and abdominal function.
“When you wear high-heels, the pressure on the front of the foot
causes you to compensate by excessive forward tilting of the
pelvis. This tilting allows the abdominal contents to spill forward,
producing that ‘pouch’ that many women have wrongly come to
think of as a fat stomach and in doing so compressing internal
organs in a condition known as visceroptosis. If left unchecked,
this can lead to menstrual dysfunction and increases in period
pains as well as affecting the ability to conceive.”
Moy told ITV’s This Morning viewers that the risks don’t stop
there: “Neck, back, shoulder pain, stress headaches and even
premature hair loss can all ensue as a result of ignoring the way
your body is designed to work. Seriously, if you value your health
in any way at all, avoid these aptly named ‘killer’ heels at all costs.
They’re just not worth the risk.”
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