does wearing heels burn calories?

[not.quite.ana]

i've recently been into wearing like 4-4.5" heels (i'm reallyyyy short, don't want to be 5'2"!) but i was wondering if i've been burning more calories when i walk around with them. would be so cool if they did :)

[happytapeworm]

:D um not sure if they burn calories , but they sure hurt your feet ):

[not.quite.ana]

hahaha i only wear wedges because they are way easier to wear than those super skinny heels. i guess i'm used to it, i mean if i can walk around in the city all day with them on then i'm pretty sure i can wear them anywhere~! i hopeee i'm burning! burn burn burn calories!

[greentea]

well... appareantly you tighten your musxcles more often like think of it like this if you always wear heels you can feel it in your calfs. so i would say yes they probably do burn more calories, and build more muslce. and more muscle makes your metabolism go up. so yay i am pro-heels. but anti- foot pain :P

[iCannotBeLoved]

Well I wear 5 inch platform goth boots every day, does this help me burn calories?

[Elizabeth]

I don't think it burns calories, but they do tone your legs and ruin you feet.
I have lived in heels for the best part of 7 years.

[Lichen]

Well I wear 5 inch platform goth boots every day, does this help me burn calories?

So did I, in intermediate/high school. Demonia Platoon were my college favorite.

You have to think if ankle weights help, the extra two pounds of platform under your soles do too.

[cleart]

I always wear heels, idk how much they rly do burn calories, but they form the muscles n make ur legs very sexy :). I often get that numb feeling in my butt aswell lol they'r like lil training machines:D

[thedustbunny]

I'm not sure about burning calories, but they help you get some awesome calf muscles!! So if you wanna get some slim calves, keep wearing them.

[not.quite.ana]

lol actually i really hate my calves and think that they look horrendously fat so i may have just been put off wearing heels for awhile... omg i don't want calf muscles ><

[discobarbie]

lol I'm loving this thread. What's funny is I've been trying to do calf exercise so I can handle heels a bit better, I love how it feels when you start walking in heels and the posture you get.... if you're not falling down lol. But I hate being in pain all night it's not worth it. I'm not sure why people are so scared of muscles you know, it doesn't mean you'll turn into a body builder it just means you'll get more toned. I told someone recently I wanted to buy some weights and they were like "why?? you want to get bulky?" No lol I want to build strength and muscle tone. I don't know that heels will make a noticable amount of difference to be honest but who knows.

[not.quite.ana]

lol I'm loving this thread. What's funny is I've been trying to do calf exercise so I can handle heels a bit better, I love how it feels when you start walking in heels and the posture you get.... if you're not falling down lol. But I hate being in pain all night it's not worth it. I'm not sure why people are so scared of muscles you know, it doesn't mean you'll turn into a body builder it just means you'll get more toned. I told someone recently I wanted to buy some weights and they were like "why?? you want to get bulky?" No lol I want to build strength and muscle tone. I don't know that heels will make a noticable amount of difference to be honest but who knows.

hahaha yes i want to get toned but... i dunno i've seen a lot of "muscle-y" calves and i'm so scared that mine will look like that too :0