UGG boots are bad for your feet and back

We’ve all seen the UGG shuffle, usually performed by a young woman in a mall. Hair in a pony tail, she sports sweatpants or jeans with her soft, clunky boots, either true sheepskin UGG or knock-off. Listen closely and you can hear the scuffing sound. Now podiatrists say walking long distances in UGG boots or knock-offs can be terrible for your feet, especially if you already have foot problems or if you’re young and your feet are still forming.

Now podiatrists say walking long distances in UGG boots or knock-offs can be terrible for your feet, especially if you already have foot problems or if you’re young and your feet are still forming.

Dr. Ian Drysdale, principal of the British College of Osteopathic Medicine, set off a mini media frenzy in the U.K. this week with remarks that the soft boots are “literally breaking” the feet of the young women who wear them.