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.
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.
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.
