16 Jul Inversion Windshield Wiper – Band
HOW: Place a resistance band around your forefoot, holding onto the band with your hand to the outside of your foot or tying the band to a sturdy anchor. Apply resistance to the band by pulling the band with your hands or by scooting...
16 Jul Eversion Windshield Wiper – Band
HOW: Place a resistance band around your forefoot, holding onto the band with your hand to the inside of your foot or tying the band to a sturdy anchor. Apply resistance to the band by pulling the band with your hands or by scooting...
16 Jul Ankle Dorsiflexion – Band
HOW: First tie a band around a sturdy anchor. Then place the looped part of the band around the front part of your forefoot. With resistance on the band, slowly bend your ankle upwards towards the sky and towards you. Then slowly lower it....
16 Jul Ankle Circle
HOW: Draw circles with your ankle. You can draw clockwise or counter-clockwise circles. If after a surgery or injury, make sure to follow the instructions of your physical therapist as there may be ranges of motion you want to be careful with. FEEL: You...
16 Jul Standing Big Toe Stretch
HOW: In a standing position with all your weight on your unaffected side, gentle place your affected foot on the ground with the big toe pointed forward. Try your best to stretch the big toe and drive your heel backward. This stretch may not...
04 Jul Shrug – 30 Deg Abduction
HOW: Grab onto a bar with your arms slightly spread apart. Then shrug your shoulder blades up and back simultaneously. You can an option to slightly hinge at the hips to allow for a better angle of pulling the shoulder blades back. FEEL: You...
02 Jul Quadruped Thread The Needle
HOW: Start in a quadruped position with your hands and knees on the ground. Slowly rotate to one side by bringing your arm under your body and through to the other side. To increase the stretch, you can "crawl your fingers" and exhale at...
01 Jul Hamstring Extender
HOW: Get set-up laying flat on your back. On the side, you want to focus on, bring the knee towards your chest as close as you can get it, then keep it there holding it with your hands behind your knee. While maintaining this...
01 Jul Single Supine Leg Heel Dig – 90 deg
HOW: Get set-up laying flat on your back with your legs straight. On the side you plan to perform the exercise, bend your knee to a position that feels comfortable and that you can dig your heel into the ground without it moving, a...
01 Jul Supine Heel Dig – Knees Straight
HOW: Get set-up laying flat on your back with your legs straight. While keeping your knee straight, dig your heel into the ground as hard as you can trying to bend your knee, but nothing should be moving. FEEL: You should feel the muscles...
