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Home » Expert Advice » How to stretch the muscles in your feet

How to stretch the muscles in your feet

How to stretch the muscles in your feet with Toe Stretchers

by William Fryer MA Oxon

Your feet are one of the most over-used and under-cared for parts of your body. And yet they are crucial to your overall well-being.

You need to think about the muscles and joints in your legs being like a system of pulleys. And when one part of the system is playing up, it affects the whole system. That is why, if you have a painful foot, it can affect the way you walk which then affects your hips, knees and even back.

Obviously you can use pedicure to get rid of bunions and callouses. And you can get an Orthotist to create a special insole to correct your walking style (if necessary). But it is also important that you stretch the muscles in your feet.

Efficient walking

Believe it or not the muscles and joints in your feet are meant to be supple and flexible. So that when you walk your foot rolls from heel to ball to toe. This is the foot acting efficiently.

However, for most people a lifetime of neglect and poor shoes has lead to feet with tight muscles and poor flexibility. Women's feet tend to be worse than men's due to the frequent fashion for tight or pointed shoes.

Feet stretching exercises

It is possible to do stretching exercises on your feet but it is not easy. By the way, one you really need to do is the Plantar Fascia stretch. Bend your toes back to tighten the ligament that runs under your foot. Then massage this ligament - especially any tight spots.

One simple way to stretch all the muscles in your feet is with Toe Stretchers - like the Theratoes Toe Stretchers for example. These are made from a fairly solid type of gel and are curved. You simply work them in between your toes and leave then on for 10-15 minutes. In my experience they go on better if you wet them first - or just slip them on in the bath.

Feel the muscle burn

Initially most people experience a kind of "burn" as the muscles are getting stretched for the first time, often in a lifetime. This burn sensation goes after a few times.

You can do this exercise daily or 2-3 times a week and it just stretches all the muscles of your feet.

Good for runners

Runners find it especially useful right after a run when the feet have just taken a pounding.

The kind of benefits people can expect from Toe Stretchers are:

Theratoes Toe Stretchers are one of the easiest and best ways to stretch the muscles in your feet. A professional foot massage three times a week will be better but you can buy a pair of Toe Stretchers for less than the cost of one foot massage.

NOTE: There are some suppliers who sell a kind of knitted, spongey type of toe stretcher that is designed for toe nail painting - this does not have the same kind of benefits as a proper pair of toe stretchers.


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