Last night’s episode of Shut Up, Weirdo had a heated debate on high heel shoes. Below you will find humanvise’s comprehensive list of pros and cons:

Reasons against wearing high-heels:

* they can cause foot pain

* they can create foot deformities, including hammertoes and bunions

* they can cause an unsteady gait

* they can shorten the wearer’s stride

* they can render the wearer unable to run

* altered forces at the knee caused by walking in high-heels may predispose to degenerative changes in the knee joint

* See “Foot and Tendon Problems” below for many of the medical reasons.

* Women who wear high heels frequently have a higher incidence of degenerative joint disease of the knees. This is because they cause a decrease in the normal rotation of the foot which puts more rotation stress on the knee

Reasons for wearing high-heels:

* they change the angle of the foot with respect to the lower leg, which accentuates the appearance of calves

* they change the wearer’s posture, requiring a more upright carriage and altering the gait in what is considered a seductive fashion

* they make the wearer appear taller

* they make the legs appear longer

* they make the foot appear smaller

* they make the toes appear shorter

* they make the arches of the feet higher and better defined

* they make the lower leg muscles more defined

* they make the gluteus maximus more defined

* they may improve the tone of a woman’s pelvic floor.

* they smell great

Heels WIN!!