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6. Alternate Your Heel Height

High heels put up to 26 percent more pressure on your knees and up to 76 percent more pressure on the balls of your feet, and wearing them every day can stiffen your Achilles tendons and permanently damage the muscles in your legs and joints in your feet. Lessen those effects by alternating heels of varying heights.

Published on December 16, 2010
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