There’s a Simple Reason Why High Heels Always Hurt Your Feet

There’s actually a scientific way to chose high heels that won’t give you blisters, The Irish Independent reports. It all comes down to the shape of your feet and the flexibility of your talus. Your talus is the big bone in your ankle that connects your leg to your foot.

Consultant podiatrist Emma Supple says that some women are built to wear skyscraper heels, while others will suffer after mere moments.

To work out which category you fit into, Emma says there’s a three-step formula. This will help you calculate your perfect heel height (PHH) in a matter of minutes.

She told the Daily Mail: “If the talus tilts downwards when you are holding your leg out straight and relaxing your foot, then you have a lot of mobility and can wear high heels with ease.”

While this is good news for those with a flexible talus, other women just aren’t cut out for wearing them and there’s nothing they can do about it.

So how do you measure your PHH?

1). Take off your shoes, sit down and hold one leg straight out in front of you keeping your foot relaxed. If your foot sits at a right angle to your leg without dangling then you have less mobility. Therefore, you will be more comfortable in a pair of flats. However, if the top of your foot follows the line of your leg then you are a natural heel wearer.

2). You’ll need a friend for this next part. To find your ideal heel height, get someone to place a tape measure from your heel in a straight line on the floor. Next, place a pencil at the ball of your foot at right angles to the tape.

3). Wherever the tape measure hits the pencil reveals your PHH.