Beauty is Pain: Survive your high heels with this 5-step exercise

Beauty is Pain: Survive high heels with this 5-step exercise

Natasha Gan

20 Mar 2015

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:15

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1. Calves stretch
Wearing heels is all about the calves. There are a number of ways you can do this. An option is to face a wall and place your toes slightly elevated from the ground. Then push your foot down until you feel a stretch in the back of your calves.

Photo: Pinterest via Adelle Condon
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2. Ball roll
Use a tennis ball or another similarly sized ball and roll it under the bottom of your foot to massage tension off the arch, heel and ball of foot.
Photo: Pinterest via Renova Health
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3. Metatarsals stretch
Interlace your fingers with your toes. Stretch the top of the toes and foot by pushing your hand down. Hold for five seconds and repeat.

Photo: Goop
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4. Calf rope stretch
Lie on your back and hold a strap or rope around your foot and lift that leg up. This will stretch the peroneal muscles on the outside of your shin.
Photo: Pinterest via Golf Loopy
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5. Toe flexor stretch
Poor toes, they always get pressed against each other every time we wear heels. Stretch them by first laying a towel on the ground, and then using only your toes, bring it towards you and then back to the starting position. Repeat.
Photo: Pinterest via Rebecca Blasdell

Everything looks better with heels but why must they be so painful? Here’s a brief routine to help alleviate your feet from that post-stiletto pain!

There’s been a BuzzFeed video circulating that shows men trying to walk in heels for the first time. They all concluded that these towering monstrosities are painful and empathised dearly with women.

While these men only had to do it once, us girls wear heels all the time, sometimes 7 days a week. Sure there are times where we choose to wear flats, but whatever the outfit of the day is: a tight dress, a pair of jeans, shorts… they all look sexier with heels!

This love-hate relationship with sky-high stilettos call for one solution: a workout for your feet and calves. You will find in our gallery five quick stretches you can do for a minute each, to alleviate pain off your feet and prepare them for the next round of battle with stilettos.

Limber up and get ready to hit the ground running!

Natasha Gan

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Beauty is Pain: Survive high heels with this 5-step exercise

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