I have remarked before that some practices of contempory culture represented a sort of acceptance of physical suffering in order to achieve a transcendant goal. The truth of this is self-evident in the motto No pain, No gain. This applies to jogging, and workouts.
A newer form emerged confirming that in even among the secularists, great things are obtained by accepting pain:
Stiletto workout: part of the heeling process : Reuters
The gym that brought New Yorkers "Cardio Striptease" has dreamed up "Stiletto Strength," a workout to get women in shape to wear the highest of heels.
At a recent lunch-time session at Crunch gym near Times Square, dancer Amber Efe demonstrated how to strut like a cat-walk model, pivoting on six-inch heels that would challenge even the most ardent follower of shoe king Manolo Blahnik...
[Fitness director Donna] Cyrus called in a podiatrist to assess the class, which has been launched in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. "He said 'You know, the answer is women shouldn't wear heels,'" Cyrus said.
But she said women will wear them anyway.
"Your feet will probably never recover because it's not a position you're meant to be in all day long," she said. "This class will strengthen your legs and your core, it will make it less painful, but it will never be pain free."
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