Ankle Relief

Ankle Relief Stretches

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DISCLAIMER:

1. These stretches are not designed to be medical advice. First consult a medical professional to ensure you don’t have an issue that requires medical attention (ie. break, infection, tumor, tear or organ involvement.) 

2. If any of the stretches cause pain, stop doing it and move on to the next one.

1. Do the stretches at least once daily until the pain is gone for a full 24 hours. For faster results, repeat the sequence as much as 10x/day in the order given. If any stretch causes discomfort, skip that stretch for now and reintroduce it later. 

2. Once the tension, aches and pains are gone, use the daily warm-up exercises to stay feeling young and active.

If Sitting, Do These - Takes 2 Mins

HOW: CIRCLE FOOT CLOCKWISE. THEN CIRCLE FOOT COUNTERCLOCKWISE. KEEP KNEE STILL SO MOVEMENT COMES FROM ANKLE. REPEAT ON OTHER LEG. THEN FLEX FOOT UP AND DOWN. 



HOW: PRESS HEEL INTO THE GROUND USING THREE ANGLES TO ACTIVELY RELAX THE BACK OF LEG MUSCLES. FIRST, TOE POINTS UPWARD. THEN TOE POINTS OUTWARD 45 DEGREES. THEN POINT TOE INWARD 45 DEGREES.

HOW: WITH A STRAIGHT LEG, FLEX YOUR FOOT AND TOES TOWARD YOU BELLY, USING THREE ANGLES TO ACTIVELY RELAX THE BACK OF YOUR LEG MUSCLES. FIRST, FOOT POINTS UPWARD. THEN FOOT POINTS OUTWARD 45 DEGREES. THEN POINT FOOT INWARD 45 DEGREES. 

HOW: KNEES BENT WITH FEET WIDE APART. NOW TURN HIPS TO THE LEFT TO LOOK LIKE A RUNNING POSITION. FOCUS ON STRETCHING THE HIP OF YOUR BACK LEG.

If Standing, Do These - Takes 2 Mins

HOW: CIRCLE FOOT CLOCKWISE. THEN CIRCLE FOOT COUNTERCLOCKWISE. KEEP KNEE STILL SO MOVEMENT COMES FROM ANKLE. REPEAT ON OTHER LEG. THEN FLEX FOOT UP AND DOWN. 



HOW: PRESS HEEL INTO THE GROUND USING THREE ANGLES TO ACTIVELY RELAX THE BACK OF LEG MUSCLES. FIRST, TOE POINTS UPWARD. THEN TOE POINTS OUTWARD 45 DEGREES. THEN POINT TOE INWARD 45 DEGREES.

HOW: WITH A STRAIGHT LEG, FLEX YOUR FOOT AND TOES TOWARD YOU BELLY, USING THREE ANGLES TO ACTIVELY RELAX THE BACK OF YOUR LEG MUSCLES. FIRST, FOOT POINTS UPWARD. THEN FOOT POINTS OUTWARD 45 DEGREES. THEN POINT FOOT INWARD 45 DEGREES.

HOW: IN A LUNGE POSITION, LOWER YOUR BACK KNEE TOWARD THE FLOOR AND THEN RETURN TO ORIGINAL POSITION, BOBBING UP AND DOWN. THEN SWITCH LEGS.

*ALTERNATIVE = ON YOUR MARK / FENCER – 1 REP EACH, 8 SECOND HOLD.

HOW: FIRST GET INTO A RESTING LUNGE POSITION. SLIDE BACK LEG AS FAR BACKWARD AS POSSIBLE. THEN RAISE CHEST UP BY PUSHING OFF FRONT KNEE.

If Lying Down, Do These - Takes 4 Mins

HOW: LIE ON YOUR BACK WITH LEGS STRAIGHT UP WALL. GET BACK OF THE THIGH AS CLOSE TO THE WALL AS YOU CAN. FLEX FEET TOWARD YOUR BELLY. NOW CIRCLE ONE FOOT AT A TIME CLOCKWISE AND THEN COUNTERCLOCKWISE.

HOW: LIE ON BACK, BOTH LEGS BENT 90 DEGREES ON CHAIR OR PILLOWS. ARMS REST WITH PALMS UP. RELAX AS HOLD POSITION. FOCUS ON BREATHING.

HOW: LIE ON YOUR BACK, ONE LEG BENT 90 DEGREES RESTING ON CHAIR OR PILLOWS. OTHER LEG IS STRAIGHT. BOTH FEET MUST POINT TO THE SKY. PROP FEET UP IF NEEDS BE. RELAX IN POSITION. 

 

*STRETCH IS COMPLETE WHEN YOU CAN PRESS STRAIGHT LEG KNEE DOWNWARD AND FEEL CONTRACTION AT THE TOP OF YOUR THIGH RATHER THAN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIGH. THEN SWITCH LEGS.



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