Overview:
It is essential to warm up before any athletic activities to avoid injury. As ankle sprains are one of the most common types of sports injuries, ankle warm-up exercises are important for everyone to learn. Review three easy ankle warm-up exercises below.
Achillies Tendon Stretching:
1) Sit with your legs straight out in front of you.
2) Using a towel, loop it around the bottom of your feet.
3) Pull the towel toward your chest until a gentle stretch is felt behind the ankle.
4) Hold for 10 seconds.
5) Repeat five times.
2) Using a towel, loop it around the bottom of your feet.
3) Pull the towel toward your chest until a gentle stretch is felt behind the ankle.
4) Hold for 10 seconds.
5) Repeat five times.
Ankle Inversion:
1) Sit with your legs straight out in front of you.
2) Turn your foot inward as far as possible.
3) Hold for 10 seconds.
4) Repeat five times.
2) Turn your foot inward as far as possible.
3) Hold for 10 seconds.
4) Repeat five times.
Ankle Eversion:
1) Sit with your legs straight out in front of you.
2) Turn your foot outward as far as possible.
3) Hold for 10 seconds.
4) Repeat five times.
2) Turn your foot outward as far as possible.
3) Hold for 10 seconds.
4) Repeat five times.
