| Everything old is new again. That old adage | | | | gently and working your other muscles a little bit |
| certainly applies when it comes to negative heel | | | | harder. It's a bit like walking up an incline on a |
| shoes. This popular trend from the 1970s is back | | | | treadmill. You exert more energy when using |
| and more popular than ever. After years of | | | | negative heel shoes. As a result, you burn more |
| suffering wearing high heels or other elevated | | | | calories by simply doing the activities that you're |
| shoes, many people are experiencing the | | | | doing anyway. This is a great way to boost your |
| relaxation and rejuvenation that can be | | | | metabolism without having to sacrifice a lot. |
| experienced when wearing negative heel shoes. | | | | It takes some getting used to when you first |
| The philosophy behind negative heel shoe design is | | | | start to wear negative heel shoes. The shoes will |
| simple: instead of forcing the body into an | | | | stretch muscles that you normally don't use when |
| unnatural state, why not assist the skeletal | | | | walking. Although you can wear negative heel |
| system and muscles to achieve proper posture? | | | | shoes just like regular shoes, it may be a good |
| Fans of negative heel shoes say that standard | | | | idea to break yourself into them before you |
| shoes are designed in such a way that they | | | | decide to spend the entire day in the shoes. Use |
| throw the body out of alignment. Think about | | | | them in the afternoon or morning only for about |
| your feet when you wear high-heeled shoes or, if | | | | a week to get your legs and your posture used |
| you're a man, when you wear dress shoes that | | | | to the new sensation. |
| are slightly elevated on an incline. Your entire body | | | | Negative heel shoes are safe for everyone to |
| weight is pushed forward, forcing you to | | | | use, but if you have orthotics or another type of |
| compensate by holding your body out of | | | | insert they won't fit into the shoes. Any inserts |
| alignment. Your center of gravity is switched and, | | | | will undo the benefits of the dip in the heel area. |
| over the long term, you may experience | | | | Besides that, many people can get a lot out of |
| backaches, foot pain and a whole host of other | | | | wearing this type of shoe. |
| problems. | | | | There are many different brands of negative heel |
| In contrast, negative heel shoes are designed so | | | | shoes available on the market. The oldest carrier |
| that your heel is at a lower point than the rest of | | | | of this type of shoe is the Earth shoe company. |
| your foot. This causes your foot to incline gently | | | | Their negative heel shoes run from $47 to $130 |
| up. Proponents of the negative heel say that this | | | | and come in both leather and vegan selections. |
| position helps relieve pressure off your back and | | | | Note that Wal-Mart carries a brand of shoe called |
| encourages proper posture. Many people who try | | | | EARTH shoes, which do not have negative heels. |
| them report feeling instant changes in the way | | | | Make sure that when you decide to buy shoes |
| they walk and the way their bodies feel. | | | | from the Earth shoe company, especially when |
| As an added benefit, walking in negative heel | | | | shopping online, that what you are getting are |
| shoes burns extra calories. When you walk in this | | | | really shoes with a negative heel. |
| type of shoe you are stretching your calf muscles | | | | |