Ankle Mobilization
Wanted to share an awesome mobility exercise for the ankle. This clip may help those with short demi pliés and/or tight soleus muscles. The band that I am using can be found on Amazon (under $10) I would use the orange or red band.
This exercise reminds the ankle how to flex effectively without overusing the tibialis anterior muscle or foot tension. Try it and let me know your results!
To your success, Deborah
Awesome Deb. Will give this a go
Excellent April…. hope all is well with you and the family!
I look forward to trying this. Do you think this could help with plantar fasciitis? I would love some exercises to help with heel pain.
Hi Jennifer, It couldn’t hurt tho make sure the ankle is flexing properly. Here are 2 posts that I did on plantar fasciitis.
https://thebodyseries.com/new-perspective-plantar-fasciitis/
https://thebodyseries.com/working-with-plantar-fasciitis/
Thank you for another great exercise. Could you post the link for the right sort of bands?
Thank you!
Hi Estelle, I linked it to the word Amazon in the post, but here it is again
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JS86L6W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
warm regards, Deborah
Love this exercise, Deb! You taught it at a workshop that I attended (which was fabulous by the way) and I felt an immediate difference. I’d spent months of physio trying to improve mobilization at this joint without much success and this was life changing. I’ve used it with great success with many students since then. Thanks so much for posting!
So good to hear from you Sheri! (and happy to hear that you are continuing to work with this exercise:)
Thank you Deb! Can’t wait to incorporate this in my pre-pointe class.
You’re welcome, Dawn!
Thank you!
Hoping you are well.
You’re welcome, Ramona!