Heels

Seated hamstring stretch I Sit on the ground in a butterfly position. Extend your right leg with your knee slightly bent. Then bend forward at your waist over your right leg. You may hold your lower leg for support, but don’t force the stretch. Hold for 10 seconds and work up to 30 seconds. Is […]

Some of the biggest causes of tight hamstrings are: Too much sitting because your knees are bent and therefore your hamstrings are in a prolonged shortened position. Compensation because other muscles are weak and not doing their job. How do you fix short hamstrings? Lying hamstring stretch II Lie down on the ground with your […]

Returning to strenuous exercise too quickly could make your injury worse, but avoiding exercise for too long can cause your hamstring muscles to shrink and scar tissue to form around the tear. Do hamstrings get tighter with age? This muscle tends to get really tight as we age because we spend so much time sitting. […]

Louis XIV. Louis XIV was famous as the king of heels. Under his reign, it was considered that the higher and redder the heel, the more powerful the wearer. However, he passed a law in 1670 that only the nobility should wear heel-shoes. What King invented high heels? King Louis XIV of France is one […]

During the Medieval period in Europe, both men and women wore platform shoes. (the women’s variant being known as chopines) At the end of the Elizabethan era, cavalier boots were introduced for riding. Did heels exist in medieval times? The first high-heeled shoes’ prototypes appeared in Europe during the Middle Ages. They were called chopines, […]

Guinness World Records In New York, USA, largest high heeled shoe was created by Jill Martin and fashion brand Kenneth Cole. The shoe measures an astounding 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) long and 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall. 103 people like this. How high of a heel is too high for work? […]