👠 What to do if shoes without heels make you feel uncomfortable?

Or another common story: you walk on the heels - everything seems fine, and then you put on something without them - and your feet immediately hurt.
Is the problem in the flat sole?

In the post Flat Sole? Well, Goodbye, Back! we already told that any elevation under the foot changes the position of the body. Muscles and ligaments get used to working in such conditions for years. In the case of heels, changes occur in the Achilles tendon - it becomes wider and stiffer. And as soon as we put on shoes with flat soles, the place where the tendon is attached stretches and hurts. Plus, in addition, muscles that we "turned off" a long time ago become tense. It's like going to the gym after a long break - everything aches, although it would seem that you just did some squats 😁

☝️ This is not just our opinion. Scientists from the Metropolitan University (Manchester) conducted a full-fledged study, and an article on this topic was published in the Journal of Experimental Biology 

So the flat sole is not to blame. It's just that the feet need time to "reconfigure". If you return the body to its natural position and give the foot the opportunity to work fully, the muscles will gradually strengthen, the ligaments and tendons will become more elastic, the foot will regain its mobility and walking without heels will become very pleasant☺️