One Foot Practice, Three Big Benefits (Ankles, Knees, Lower Back)
Learn to lengthen your soles and stabilize your ankles with this simple seated practice. When your feet function properly, your entire body benefits—especially your ankles, knees, and lower back.
Can Your Brain Still Talk to Your Toes?
Get your feet and toes moving again with a seemingly simple movement—though it might feel a bit like a brain teaser at first!
Can You Spread Your Toes Like You Spread Your Fingers?
Learn a simple exercise to wake up your feet and help your whole body move and feel better.
This Twisty Tricky Move Will Benefit Your Whole Body
What’s stable yet mobile and loves to twist? Need a hint? You have two, and each one has 26 bones, 33 joints, 56 ligaments, 20-plus muscles, and 7,000 nerve endings—yes, SEVEN-THOUSAND! Give up? It’s your feet! Your feet play a vital role in your body’s overall function and probably aren’t getting the time and attention […]
How to Realign Your Toes and Relieve Tightness in Your Feet
Foot health equals whole-body health and, unfortunately, the design of many modern shoes doesn’t support the health of our feet. When the alignment of your foot is altered by a narrow and/or lifted toe box, or a lifted heel (which includes the padded heels found in many running shoes) it’s going to impact the way […]
If You Wear Shoes, You Need This Calf Stretch
I’ve really been looking forward to sharing today’s exercise with you! I learned this stretch in Katy Bowman’s Restorative Exercise™ program, and it’s the most simple and effective calf stretch I’ve ever come across. First, though, you need to know why this is so important. When your lower legs (calves, shins, etc.) get too tight, they […]