Why walking flat-footed hurts habitual high-heels wearers: The effects of wearing high heals on women's legs

Why does it hurt walking flat-footed after wearing high heels? Researchers looked at the calf muscles of habitual high heel wearers and found that the women's muscle fibers were shorter and their Achilles' tendons much thicker, so their tendons are stiffer and harder to stretch, which makes walking flat-footed uncomfortable after wearing high heels.

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