a women at a dance store told me.....?

Question

....when i was buying my jazz shoes that because i was 13 my feet had absolutely no chance of them growing anymore. i didnt really believe her. is this true?

Answer 1

no. well they might stop, but most peoples feet grow another half an inch. hope those jazz shoes werent too expensive! lol!

Answer 2

No very untrue. At 13 I wore a 7 1/2 and now I wear a 10

Answer 3

So why do we stop growing huh?? Well our genes start working at the moment of conception when a single cell becomes a complex organism in which billions of cells work in concert. Once we are born, we continue to grow and develop until the completion of our genetic growth cycle. At this point our genetic program tells us to stop growing. From an evolutionary viewpoint, once our genes have orchestrated the growth and development of the body to the point that it can reproduce, the purpose for growth is complete. Nutrition can have profound effects on ones final growth stature though along with other variables such as lifestyle and exercise. Exercise can stimulate growth as long as it is not "overdone" and a healthy drug free lifestyle also comes with numerous growth cycle benefits.

The complex interplay of genes, nutrients and hormones cause bone cells to proliferate at the growth plate of long bones. This interplay is also responsible for the cessation of linear growth and the correlating inability of these cells to further multiply and lengthen bone. The key hormones in this process are: growth hormone, thyroxin, androgens and estrogen. They are secreted by the pituitary, thyroid and reproductive glands respectively. Around our 20's or even into our 30's as some research has claimed, the reproductive glands in both males and females increase the production of the hormone estrogen. It is the high concentration of estrogen in the blood that causes the growth plates of our bones to fuse. This fusion effectively closes the growth centers of long bones and renders them unable to respond to the hormones that initiate growth.

So you would need to check with a doctor to see if you are indeed done growing. He could determine this through x-rays of your bones to see if they've fused.

Answer 4

Most girls stop growing about 13-15. My feet stopped at age 12, so she may be right.

Answer 5

she cant possibly know when youre feet are going to definitely stop growing. yeah theres a chance, but theres also a chance that they will grow more

Answer 6

She is completely wrong.

My feet grew after age 13. They grew at 22 when I was pregnant also.

Answer 7

Depending on various factors, you can keep growing for a while. I think it was around that age when mine finally slowed down, but you definately can keep growing.

Answer 8

It's not age that determined growth, it the growth plates in your bones. They generally close at puberty, but my son did have a growth spurt when he was 15. Answer, drink lots of milk.

Answer 9

YOu are about finished with the growing...a few grow past that age, but not many.

Answer 10

No. my feet stiil grow a little. I am the same age.