Comments on: Do you burn more calories walking in high heels than you do walking in flats?

By: egghead68dk

egghead68dk — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:25:19 +0000

The heels definitely make some of your muscles work harder when you are not used to them. This is because your calf muscles are being put into a position where they have lost most of their strength and therefore have to work harder to do the same job. For experienced heel wearers this is less of an issue because the muscles will adapt to the different posture.

When you walk unencumbered you choose your motion pattern to minimize energy consumption. The heels represent a restraint that makes it impossible for you to attain your preferred motion pattern so they will increase the metabolism for walking the same distance.

By: Yas

Yas — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:16:16 +0000

If you wear high heels there are other muscels working in your feet and legs then do when you wear flat heels. If you have not worn high heels for a long time this muscels are not used to be needed. But you don’t burn more calories with the high heels.

By: Vegan_Mom

Vegan_Mom — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:17:37 +0000

I think it’s because the legs are thrown in to an unnatural position, so the have to work differently. On the rare occasions I wear heels, my feet and back hurt, which makes sense considering the shoes are not comfortable and I’m throwing my natural balance out of whack. I’ll stick with my flats or my loafers and boots with the two inch high and two inch wide heels, they’re much more comfortable and seems to be more proportionate.

What’s the point in the boots with high, skinny heels? I don’t see how they would be practical for walking in streets and sidewalks covered in snow, slush and ice. I can barely walk in wider heels in good weather. However, this is just me.