There’s no easy way to break it – shoes are bad for your body. It’s not just high heels, cowboy boots and platforms, but most pumps, trainers and hiking boots too. According to research, they play havoc with your gait (the way you walk), which sends your whole posture out of balance. Prolonged use of the wrong shoes can lead to a host of musculoskeletal problems, including backache and osteoarthritis in the knee – ouch.
“It took four million years to develop our unique human foot…yet, in only a few thousand years, and with one carelessly-designed instrument, our shoes, we have warped the pure anatomical form of human gait.”
But there is one form of footwear that is not on the naughty list – flip flops (and sandals).
“It took four million years to develop our unique human foot…yet, in only a few thousand years, and with one carelessly-designed instrument,