Fancy a jog? Yeah let me just find my heels...

As January comes to an end, I wonder how many New Year’s resolutions ended before the first month of 2015 has. As my friend’s did (and failed) the 21 days vegan fad, I continued with my every day life of eating Tesco meal deals and cake. Whilst walking to catch the train one anything but monumental day, I trotted along in my little-higher-than-normal black ankle boots. Damn, I thought, like I'm sure many of you girls out there have before as well, I wonder if you burn more calories in heels, I’am b o i l i n g.

Bam. The maybe-isn’t-as-ridiculous-as-it-sounds ‘high heel’ work out. Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t tried it or even even lasted more than a few hours in a pair of heels at one time, but there’s some people out there that give the work out some validity and plenty of people that have tried it. Apparently, it was quite the hype in America last year as well as London having it’s very own high heel coach. 

Interested yet? I was. This question was the catalyst for some strange Google searches. The idea behind it is that the shoe pushes you foot into an abnormal position, thus used more muscles to walk than you usually would, and with heel being heightened you tone the muscle more. Therefore, burning more calories! 

However, the argument is that whatever shoes are worn shouldn’t make a real difference. You can do more in flats, and some fitness shoes are built to help tone your legs and butt more - so why would you go through the pain of wearing heels? Women for decades have been warned of the risk of wearing heels, never mind to work out! Back pain, foot/joint damage and even issues with balance, is the thought of burning a few more calories even worth the pain? 

Nikki Manashe (just google her/it!), a personal trainer in London has created a ‘stiletto work out’, which became very popular early last year. She has clients do sit ups, kicks and squats in their high heels, all after making them gear up some good old trainers for a little run. At least that’s sensible! But experts say working out this way could lead to serious health issues later on.

And then there’s Heel Hop, (http://heelhop.com), basically a fitness regime revolving around high heels. If anything this work out focus’ heavily on women being ‘sexy’, after all that is in their tag line. Typical. A woman can’t simply work out, but she needs to work out in heels otherwise she won’t be sexy - or even confident. That’s what they’re selling really - fake confidence, because if you can work out in heels you can do anything! It’s very housewife-esc. There’s a pro; with this one you get a ‘High Heel instruction manual’… um.

As if things like this actually exist? SoDo we burn more calories in heels? Next time you're walking along and something pops into your mind - find the answer, or find a gap in the market! ha.
meone else who may have worn a pair of a-little-too-high ankle boots started a business from that question,

So, from the insane insanity workout to the squat challenge to the stiletto work out, what crazy fad have you given up yet? If you haven’t; welcome to February, give up!