SQUATTING IN HIGH HEELS IS DANGEROUS!

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  • Muddy_Yogi
    Muddy_Yogi Posts: 1,459 Member
    high heals offer way to stable of a platform to get a good core workout. What you need to use is a swiss ball

    ball-squat.jpg

    Now that's a quality fitness routine.

    *chanting* POP! POP! POP!

    Wait...let me go get a pin!
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    I think I've reached a point in my life where I realize high heels are ridiculous inventions. I certainly can't imagine anyone working out in them.
  • ellesoul
    ellesoul Posts: 125 Member
    a lot of people are doing it to target diff. muscle groups... but compromising your ankles and knees to target other muscle groups, just isn't worth it!
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    Anyone else have sharp stabbing pains in their heels now? Just....OUCH! Damn you mental picture creating people!
  • toaster6
    toaster6 Posts: 703 Member
    Yup, high heel workouts are a thing now. Not just squats either. Lunges, lifting, and even cardio. The worst part is, there are some "trainers" pushing the trend and offering high heeled workout classes promising that the extra elevation from heels works out your core better. Though, if you happen to be a podiatrist, I suggest you go to one of those classes and hand out your business card at the door.
  • CorvusCorax77
    CorvusCorax77 Posts: 2,536 Member
    Since no one else has posted it...

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    pffft. 45 #!!

    :wink:

    Also the whole meme of women weightlifting in stripper heals, whats up with that?

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  • Jonesie1984
    Jonesie1984 Posts: 612 Member
    What brought this on? Who would even consider doing weight training workouts in heeled shoes? That's some Darwin awards crap right there.

    ^^this
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    My Rogue shoes have a 3/4" heel :tongue:
  • _Witsy_
    _Witsy_ Posts: 609 Member
    Dear God...there are people who think it's good to squat (or any exercise) in heels?! WTF.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    do people look at a stylized photo shoot and actually think "ah, yes, lucite heels...that must be the proper footwear for the squat rack"?
  • rmkramer003
    rmkramer003 Posts: 115 Member
    Yeah, I read a news article about it the other day. Another fad for people who are too stupid to know better.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    whole meme of women weightlifting in stripper heals, whats up with that?

    ilift_performance_dry_tshirt.jpg?color=White&height=460&width=460&padToSquare=true

    At least her quads are the right shape.
  • ninjapixie87
    ninjapixie87 Posts: 124 Member
    lol who the hell works out in high heels?

    Virginia.
  • CorvusCorax77
    CorvusCorax77 Posts: 2,536 Member
    a lot of people are doing it to target diff. muscle groups... ....

    :huh:

    Not at you, OP. At people who would think that.

    :noway:
  • al369
    al369 Posts: 170 Member
    Please. As little as the women in those photos are squatting? I could totally do that in heels.


    For the record, yes, squatting in heels is stupid.
  • serenitygranted11
    serenitygranted11 Posts: 32
    I've actually heard of High heel bootcamps in my area... some people dont do it just for show/posing...

    I wanted to actually try it just cause I wanted to do something different!
  • CorvusCorax77
    CorvusCorax77 Posts: 2,536 Member
    http://youtu.be/e7UMPsudZKM


    mind. blown.

    ETA: also, this:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/573127-ladies-squats-in-stilettos
  • HopefulLeigh
    HopefulLeigh Posts: 363 Member
    052_HighHeels.jpg

    These make it okay since they LOOK like work out shoes, right?
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Why the hell would anyone squat in heels?? Granted I can run, jump, and dance for hours on end in my heels but I would never consider squatting in them.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    052_HighHeels.jpg

    These make it okay since they LOOK like work out shoes, right?

    I want those!!!
  • ScottyNoHotty
    ScottyNoHotty Posts: 1,957 Member
    Can't be any worse than the ...umm....immigrant women we have at our gym who use the treadmill in heels and too small jeans...
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    From what I can see, the "high heel" workout is a modeling/exercise class to teach you how to walk in heels. You don't do the exercise part in heels. http://www.thatsfit.com/2009/05/06/high-heel-workout/
  • SatchGallamax
    SatchGallamax Posts: 549 Member
    These look really stable, so they're cool, right?

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  • Admiral_Derp
    Admiral_Derp Posts: 866 Member
    I don't care what any of you say! I squat in heels on a bosu ball twice a week, and my legs have never been sexier!
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    I'm so tired of this judgmental crap on MFP. BE SUPPORTIVE.

    If a woman wants to wear sexy footwear while she works out, how bout you not **** block a guy with a shoe fetish?

    Good pics in this thread.
  • VorJoshigan
    VorJoshigan Posts: 1,106 Member
    I think I've reached a point in my life where I realize high heels are ridiculous inventions. I certainly can't imagine anyone working out in them.

    Hey! They make my butt look fanTAStic! Don't judge.
  • SmileyFaceGuy
    SmileyFaceGuy Posts: 201
    I figured that was common sense, considering it's dangerous to even walk in high heels.
  • neurochamp
    neurochamp Posts: 261 Member
    lol who the hell works out in high heels?

    Virginia.

    ^ This made me lol (and flash back to the late 90s)

    I admit that I squat in heels... but ONLY when I'm at a bar, I have to pee, and the toilet seats are gross.
  • triathlete5301
    triathlete5301 Posts: 182 Member
    All I can imagine is a chick with 100+ lbs on the bar at the bottom of the squat and her rolling her ankle inward. BOOM PAIN! Oh god my palms are sweating just thinking about it.

    ow ow ow ow ow!!!!:sad:
  • stephaniemejia1671
    stephaniemejia1671 Posts: 482 Member
    I didn't have to buy sneakers to workout?! Darn... I could have use my heels????? Ugh... Well I don't want to break the heels of my shoes so I'll just stick to the sneakers and have someone else get injured at the gym.... I bruise like a peach.

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