Legs
Ankle pumps
Mobility · Seated or standing
- How to do it
- Point your toes up toward you, then down, with both feet at once. Slow and easy, about 15 times.
- Dose
- 15 reps
- What you should feel
- Your calves and ankles working
- Common mistake
- Rushing, or bouncing the heels.
- Make it easier
- One foot at a time.
- Avoid this movement if
- You have an acute ankle sprain.
Stop this movement if it causes sharp or worsening pain, numbness, weakness or dizziness.
Why it's here
Moves the ankles and calves, which sit still under a desk for hours.