Exercise

Ankle Stretch

Gently stretch your ankle by using your hands or a strap to control the movement, avoiding bouncing or forcing range of motion. Hold at a mild stretch sensation and breathe steadily throughout.

Also called: Ankle Mobility Stretch, Soleus Stretch · Equipment: stretching

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How to do it

Step by step

  1. Sit on the ground or in a chair with one leg extended in front of you.
  2. Using your hands or a stretching strap, gently pull your toes toward your shin to stretch the calf and front of the ankle.
  3. Hold the stretch at a mild tension without pain for 20-30 seconds.
  4. Breathe steadily and relax deeper into the stretch as your muscle relaxes.
  5. Switch to the opposite ankle and repeat.
Muscles worked

What it trains

Mainly Calves.

Programming

What the research says

Alternatives · VALDA FLEX

Swap it mid-workout

With VALDA Pro, FLEX offers alternatives like these when you swap an exercise mid-workout.

Log the ankle stretch in VALDA, with these cues one tap away while you train and your history for it in one place.

General information about exercise technique, not medical advice. If you have an injury or a health condition, your healthcare provider is the right person to ask.