This exercises is from my post talking about my top 5 favourite strengthening and injury prevention exercises for dancers.
The final exercise is a great way to strengthen your ankles and feet, which are very vulnerable for dancers. Sprains, strains, tendon pain, and stress fractures in the foot bones, are all very common injuries that I treat regularly. Strengthening your ankles and feet before pain develops is the best way to keep injury at bay.
Stand on the edge of a step, the balls of your feet on the step and heels hanging off - make sure you have a railing or something else to hold on to! Rise up onto your toes. Transfer your weight onto one foot, then slowly lower. Push back up using both feet. Repeat 10-15 times lowering with one foot, and then repeat lowering with the other foot. This exercise is deceptively hard work for the ankles, so avoid doing too much, too soon. Start on the lower end of the reps and build up gradually.
Check out my full blog post for all of my top 5 exercises for injury prevention.
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11 май 2020
