17/04/2023
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It’s National Feet Week so here are some simple but effective exercises to keep your feet in good shape from BWY in Yorkshire Regional Officer and BWY Trustee, Lucy Croucher Well House Yoga Space
FOOT EXERCISES
Walking barefoot is a great way to exercise your feet; the movement creates supination, pronation and rotation in the foot
Stand on the balls of your feet, taking the heels as high off the floor as possible; if your balance is a little unsteady use a wall or chair to help you
In standing, raise one heel as high as possible, then lean your weight into the ball of the foot; hold for up to a minute.
In standing, curl the toes of one foot under and press into the top of the toes. Take the exercise gently and don’t apply your full weight. This may be uncomfortable to begin with but is worth doing regularly, especially if you tend to get cramp when you are on all fours
Walk around on your balls of the feet, the heels, the outside and inside edges of the feet in turn
Try lifting a pencil or similar with your toes.
LOVELY THINGS TO DO FOR YOUR FEET
Use a spiky ball under your foot to massage and activate the sole; cigar shaped rollers are also available which tend to be more controllable
Use a toe spreader; if you paint your toenails regularly you may already have one or you can interlace your fingers between your toes
Massage your feet; this could include holding the two sides of the foot and twisting it from side to side
Massage the sole of the foot using the knuckles (if you have ticklish feet you might need to press quite hard).
Show your feet some love, they work hard for you every day.
