Expert-approved ways to warm up your ankles calves ahead of your next workout An ankle injury can stop you in your tracks, making running painful or even impossible. Injuries at and below the knee ...

Ankle pumps are a simple and effective exercise that provide many benefits. If you want to improve circulation, mobility and muscle strength in your lower legs, this exercise is for you. It involves ...

Underpinning many aspects of day-to-day life, such as your ability to move well and stay injury free, flexibility is an important component of overall fitness. It's defined as your capacity to move a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maintaining flexibility as we age is a key part of leading an active, independent life — and could actually add more healthy ...

Ever wondered why you can’t squat as deep as your gym buddy? The answer might be right at your feet. While most fitness enthusiasts focus on building impressive quads or sculpting perfect abs, ...

Your ankles make a bigger difference in your squats than you think. Here's how to improve your ankle mobility for squats, according to an expert. There are a handful of different factors that allow ...

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Alyssa Ages is a Toronto-based author, public speaker, and journalist whose work has appeared in Elle, GQ, Self, Slate, The Globe and Mail, and others. She is the author of Secrets of Giants: A ...