You have to keep in mind that he is holding on to something (and he should probably have shown that, seeing as people have already commented that they hurt themselves trying that)
@@rainymorningsHe might be, but you can do it without holding as well, i never wore restricting shoes since my childhood, always on flip flops or barefoot most preferred. I can do toe calf raises without holding on to something it isn't that hard.
@@Tate525 Yeah but he goes all the way to his tippy toes, that's not something you should attempt hands-free. I can do regular toe-calf raises with no hands too, I do ballet and it's an essential move, but going onto the tips of your toes isn't recommended even there without the right training and shoes. You can pull some tendons or break the little bones in your feet and then you're screwed.
This is great but for anybody wanting to start this, manually stretch your feet with your hands for atleast a couple of weeks consistently before getting under your own weight.
Thanks 😅 My chiropractor Just encouraged these same moves !!! Pay attention to our feet. There is muscles in our feet😮😅😂😂 to keep STRENGTH STRONG 😂😅😅😂😂❤❤❤❤
Really important question, when i lay down or relax the bottom of my feet constrict and twitch a bit sometimes ends up cramping badly unless i physically massage the kink out of the muscle. Any stretches i could do to alleviate? Just watching the feet exercises made me wince a bit just at the thought. Any input appreciated
Stretch the calves and Achilles tendon to Go into a lung with weight on front leg bend on that leg and keeping back leg straight and the toe pointing forward gradually encourage the back heel to go down onto floor so you will be stretching the under neath of your foot the Achilles and the calf muscles ( sometimes it’s tightness in the calves that causes it to be tight under the foot too ) go to where it hurts and then hold the hurt till it subsides that means the tendon/ ligament/ muscles are getting used to the stretch that they don’t normally do and then you will find it will go a bit further each time you do it You can also try standing on a step (or books) on your toes and let your heels drop below the step at the back Kneel down and sit back on your heels with the toes tucked under also gives a good stretch to the under foot xxx
Going up onto the Demi point ( not onto the full point ( you need specially made shoes to go on full pointe) but bending the toes where they meet the foot will help to strengthen the instep and ankles and stretch out the ligaments between the bottom of your foot and your toes And massage too will help xxx
I thought doing these exercises and or stretching was weird and stopped doing them, but I recently started paying more attention to my foot health. Use it ! Or ? Lose it 😮
Sensation and discomfort is different than pain. If it’s pain, don’t work through it. Find a different exercise to regress to and work your way back over time.
He’s really good at framing the argument in his favour. Used a lot of whataboutism, finger pointing, selective criticism, and justified close to none of his premises. Good orator, arguments aren’t convincing. Smart people see right through these tactics, we weren’t born yesterday.
I am trying to see if it is possible to strengthen and possibly regain my transverse arch (metatarsal arch), if anyone ever has any advice, I would love to hear it!
I’m 52 and have been weight training for 39 years… and only in last two years started taking care of toes. Sounds silly but my gosh… it took a year until I realized how much more active my toes are when walking and running! Shoes are a horrible invention. Pick wide ass shoes to care for those toes!!! 💪🏼
It’s only because your little tendons/ ligaments and muscles in your foot are not used to the full arch and if you gradually encourage stretching down the top of the foot that pain will go away but you have to keep it up - try rubbing and warming the feet before you try stretching them - it helps xxx
Hi - if you sit on your heels with the toes pointed underneath you that should stretch out the toes the metatarsals and the tarsals then up along the tibia and fibula so basically up along the front side of your calves First of all you could lie down along your thighs as in child pose and then when you are ready sit up onto the heels If you find this hard to do then use a cushion under your bottom until you stretch down the front of your shins then you can gradually take away the cushions - take it slow and steady and go to where it hurts and then just hold the hurt - till it eases off then you can go a bit further but listen to your body but you must hold the hurt for a while don’t go beyond it as you are encouraging the ligaments / tendons/ muscles to lengthen and stretch out This can also be done with the toes flexed but that targets the plantar beneath your foot more but it may give a rest to the front shin stretch
Try doing them manually use your hands to gently pull your toes apart - and do the flexes sat down - try putting your fingers between your toes and then circle your ankles round and up and down
Come out of it give which ever area needs a rub and go back into it - it’s just that your feet are not used to the moves that’s why they cramp up ( I’m a ballet dancer and don’t recommend going onto the full pointe without the correct footwear - you are better off going to the extreme height of a Demi pointe bending where the toes meet the foot
