DO THIS DRILL TO UNLOCK TIGHT FEET AND ANKLES

The foot and ankle consists of 28 bones, 33 joints, 112 ligaments and all are controlled by a combination of 34 muscles. All of these parts wrapped up in a tiny package that is responsible for keeping you upright, balanced and mobile. We keep them strangled and locked up in hard casings for long periods of time and then wonder why they aren’t pliable or hurt all the time.

The foot takes on so many types of pressures. It holds all the weight from above. It experiences ground forces from below and depending on what you are doing in your gait cycle (I.e. running) you can double, triple or more than quadruple these forces.

Crazy fact: A ballerina can withstand 700 psi (pounds per square inch) of pressure through her foot in a pointe shoe. As a reference, I pump my mountain bike tires up to 40 psi. 🤯

Do this drill if you deal with stiff feet and ankles, pain in the plantar fascia or ankle instability. Start with the foot in neutral. Push through the ball of the foot like you are pushing on a gas pedal. At the bottom of the reach, curl your toes under and pull back up maintaining curled toes and a strong arch.

This mobility drill makes for healthy feet and ankles.

👇🏼Comment below if you find that you need to give your feet and ankles a little more TLC…let me know if you find one foot more difficult or less dextrous than the other.

AND.....if you feel like you might cramp then make sure you stretch out your calf before you do this exercise!