10/20/2025
Keep your feet and ankles flexible with one of my favorite exercises before heading out for a walk or hike: Foot Circles and Point/Flexes. Learn to do this exercise with me (and more) when you sign up for my Posture class on Fridays or one-one Posture sessions.
Here are the instructions for this Foot Circles and Point/Flexes exercise: Lie on your back with one leg extended and the other bent and pulled up toward your chest. Clasp your hands behind the bent knee. Keep the foot on the floor pointed straight up toward the ceiling and with your thigh relaxed. Circle the lifted foot in an outward direction 20x and reverse the direction and go inward for the same number of reps. Make sure your knee stays still and the movement should come only from the ankle and foot. For the point/flexes, bring the toes back toward the shin to flex and reverse the direction to point the foot forward for 20 reps. Switch legs and repeat.
Get up and walk around and notice any differences you feel before and after doing this one.