Anyone walk on their toes?

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yea all the time. even now i'm surprised how often i do that. and i dislike wearing shoes too

I don't like shoes either.

I think it is also good for preventing varicose veins.

I read in a ladies' magazine that a way to help prevent them was by going up on your toes.

It might be the reason why I don't have any signs of them. By the time my mom was my age, she already had them pretty bad. She had kids though.

I did it for a while as a kid, but I don't really do it now.

I still do it particulary by climbing stairs.

Yep... mostly. I hardly wear my heels at all. Digigrade is much more reactive/quick than planigrade.

Morgana - I know what you mean. I am not a ballet dancer but I often wish I were! I will do random (non-pro) tip-toe stretches and leap across the floor to land on my toes, etc.

Barefoot:

Standing - on toes very highly raised (almost vertical)
- on toes slightly raised (eg 1-2 inch heel)
- on edges of feet
- with just heels
- with just heels and toes (middle of foot arched and does not touch the ground)
Walking - on toes slightly raised
- with just heels and toes
- heavily heel first, and rest of foot comes after
Running - on toes slightly raised
- heel first*
- normal "shuffle"

With shoes:

Standing - on edges of feet (the whole sneaker rotates inwards so it looks like the soles of my feet are facing each other)
- with just heels and toes (inside my sneakers)
Walking - heavily heel first, then rest of the foot slaps down
Running - heel first*

* when I attempt to run for a long time with my heel first, such as exercising, I inevitably end up with headaches from the impact.

so yea, I sometimes toe-walk, heh

Oh! Another thing I have in common.

I often walk on my tippy toes, every time when I am barefoot. I don't like the feeling/texture of a lot of the floor material, so I tippy toe. It is a little fun, too. I wear cotton socks, and that reduces my tippy toe-ing.

One more thing: I always walk on my toes on stairs.