Wearing high heels hurts your feet! Yoga 2 moves complete guide

High heels lead the fashion trend. They are not only loved by women, but also can add femininity and make the leg curves look sexy. However, when wearing pointed high heels, you should be careful about hallux valgus and bunions. If you walk in high heels for a long time, you will also get terrible carrot legs. So, quickly follow Sisii health yoga teacher to practice yoga "foot protection", use the strength of the lower limb toes, rebuild the stability of the foot muscle groups, so as to protect the feet and avoid stepping on diseases.

Women who wear pointed high heels for a long time may easily develop bunions or hallux valgus.

Sisii health yoga teacher pointed out that it is common to see many women wearing pointed high heels for a long time, with the height often reaching 8 to 10 centimeters. This makes them look graceful when they walk. In order to have a charming posture, they would rather endure the pain that high heels bring to their feet and wear them with gritted teeth. However, this often easily causes bunions or hallux valgus.

Tips for foot protection: rest more and stand less

Although bunion or hallux valgus is a minor illness, the pain can often be fatal, and can even be so severe that you cannot stand. It is recommended that female friends, if they must wear high heels, choose heels that are 3 to 5 cm high, and wear flat shoes and high heels alternately. Do not stand for long periods of time, and give your feet and ankles proper relaxation and rest.

Practice yoga "foot protection" to rebuild the stability of the foot muscles. (Demonstration/Teacher Sisi; Photography/Zhang Shijie)

In particular, it is best not to wear high heels with heels higher than 5 cm to work; it is best to prepare a pair of comfortable flat shoes in the office and wear them alternately with high heels to reduce local fatigue. When you get home, take off your high heels immediately, walk barefoot, or soak your feet in warm water for 10 minutes. This is the easiest and best way to eliminate foot fatigue.

Sisii Health Yoga teacher pointed out that foot care is closely related to yoga exercises, especially the ankles and toes which have a balancing effect on the body trunk. For women who like to wear high heels, yoga can assist the ankle joint movement, make the lower limb toes full of strength, and effectively enhance the balance and elasticity of the limbs and trunk through the stretching tension of the foot muscle groups. Spending 20 minutes more practice every day can not only relieve foot pain, but also have a better effect on the lower limb curves.

Warrior I / Virabhadrasana

Warrior I / Virabhadrasana strengthens the arch of the foot and relieves the calf muscles. (Demonstration/Teacher Sisi; Photography/Zhang Shijie)

action:

1. Stand with both feet in front of the mat, inhale, lift your right foot and take a big step back, with the sole and toes of your right foot on the ground, your right toe pointing 45 degrees, your thighs straightened and lifted, and your knees straightened.

2. Bend your left knee and make it parallel to the ground. Check that your left knee does not fall to the right. Align the second toe of your left foot with your left knee, and root your left big toe downward. Place your hands on your waist and spread your weight across your feet.

3. Inhale, straighten your pelvis, retract your tailbone, find your core strength, and keep your hips straight without leaning forward or backward.

4. Straighten your spine and raise your hands up toward the top of your head. Do not shrug your shoulders and keep your shoulder blades away from your ears.

5. Pause and breathe for 3 to 5 times, bring your back foot back to the side of your front foot, and then switch sides.

Function: Strengthens the arch of the foot and relieves pain in the calf muscles, ankles and heels.

Triangle Pose

Triangle Pose reduces pressure on the ankles and increases strength in the toes of the lower limbs. (Demonstration/Teacher Sisi; Photography/Zhang Shijie)

action:

1. Stand in front of the mat with both feet, inhale, lift your right foot and take a big step back, with the sole and toes of your right foot on the ground, your right toe pointing 45 degrees, your thighs straightened and lifted up, and your knees straightened but not locked. Align the second toe of your left foot with your left knee and root your left big toe downward.

2. Place both hands at the same height as shoulders.

3. Inhale, retract your tailbone, find your core strength, and stretch your body forward to your left hand.

4. Exhale, lower your body, grab the big toe of your left foot with the index and middle finger of your left hand, keep your right hand straight up, extend and lengthen the top of your head forward, open your right shoulder up and back, look in the direction of your right hand, and stay for 5 breaths. For this movement, you can also place the heel of your front foot on the ground, point your toes toward the ceiling, and spread your toes apart to train your toe strength.

5. Inhale and slowly return your body to the ready position.

Function: Relax the whole body and maintain balance, reduce the pressure on the feet and ankles, increase the strength of the lower limb toes and relieve pain.