16 May Seated Calf Stretch – Knee Bent, Towel
HOW: Start in a seated position. Grab a towel or strap with both hands and wrap it around the balls of one of your feet. Bend the knee up placing just your heel on the ground. Pull the towel towards you bringing your toes...
16 May Seated Ankle Dorsiflexion – AROM
HOW: Start in a seated position with your heel on an elevated surface and your foot hanging off. Allow your toes to go down towards the floor and then bring your toes up towards the ceiling. Make sure to use a high enough surface...
16 May Ball Taps
HOW: Start with one foot on a soccer ball or similar ball like a medicine ball. Jump with the leg not on the ball and land softly with the opposite leg. The leg that jumped should now be positioned with one foot on the...
16 May Ankle Dorsiflexion Stretch – Contract-Relax
HOW: Kneel on the ground with the foot you want to stretch in front of you.While keeping your forward foot flat on the ground, lean as far forward as you can without letting your heel come off the ground. Hold that stretch in the...
16 May Plantarflexion with Inversion Twistability Stretch
HOW: Start in a seated position with one knee bent and laying on its side. With your foot/ankle in the middle, use one hand to push down on the inside of your lower leg. The other hand should grab the middle of your foot,...
13 May Standing Ankle Dorsiflexion – Wall Supported
HOW: Standing with your back against the wall. Keep your back and hips against the wall and walk your feet out away from the wall. Slowly, bring your toes up while keeping your heels on the ground. Repeat as many reps as prescribed. FEEL:...
13 May Heel Raise Isometrics – Alternating, Wall Supported
HOW: Stand in front of a wall and bring your hands up and place them on the wall for support. Raise both of your heels up. Shift your weight from one foot to the other while staying in the heel raised position. FEEL: You...
09 May Shin Soft Tissue Mobilization – Foam Roller
HOW: Start on all fours. Place the foam roller underneath your shin. Roll up down for the muscle on the outside of your shin bone. FEEL: You should feel a massage for the muscle on the outside of your shin bone in the front. ...
09 May Diagonal Bound – Continuous
HOW: Start in an athletic position. Shift your weight to one side. Jump off of that leg in a diagonal motion going forward. Land softly with the opposite leg. Stay strong in the hip, knee, and ankle as you land. Then, rapidly push off...
08 May Posterior Lunge To Single Leg Balance
HOW: Step back with one leg. Keeping your weight on your front leg, drive into the ground and push yourself back up into a single leg balance position. FEEL: Feel your glutes and your quads of your front leg working. COMPENSATION: Don’t push with...
