Ankles take a real beating from everyday hustle, especially navigating India's pothole-filled streets, crowded trains--and sudden stairs. They handle your full body weight with every step, twist, or ...

Gentle exercises like towel scrunches, ankle circles, and standing calf raises can help improve ankle strength, mobility, and balance after an ankle sprain. Mobility, stretching, and strengthening ...

THINK ABOUT ALL the activity taking place on your feet—walking, standing, taking the stairs, running, jumping, squatting, lunging. The ankle supports nearly every movement involving the foot. Training ...

Dorsiflexion is one of the two main movements at your ankle joint. It occurs when the top of your foot moves closer to your shin bone (tibia). Think of flexing or contracting your toes toward your ...

Anyone who’s training for a marathon will (or should) know about the importance of supportive strength training. While I was training for the Reykjavik Marathon I made sure to include of single-leg ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Your ankles are made up of a complex network of muscles, joints, ligaments, and tendons, and they’re key for crucial movements like ...

When people think of parts of their body to focus on during strength training, the foot and ankle are not usually at the top of the list. And yet with 26 bones, more than a dozen muscles, and ...

Foot and ankle function aren't the first thing exercisers consider in program planning. It would surprise me if they even make the Top 10. But anyone who has sustained an ankle or foot injury ...

After the summer break, you're ready to get back into exercise. You put on your shoes, pop on your headphones and head out ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A simple series of ankle and foot flexing exercises can improve strength and balance in older people, research from Portugal shows. Among elderly individuals living in an ...

Yes, ankle weights are a great way to intensify any workout—from walking to strength training—and can help target and tone ...