Foot Flexion

Exercise Information

Exercise Name:	Foot Flexion
Resistance Band Type:	A flat resistance band
Equipment Required:
Body Parts Exercised:	Feet and calves

Exercise Procedure

Exercise Start Position

1. Sitting on the floor with one leg extended in front of you and the toe pointing straight up (dorsi-flexed). Wrap the resistance band around the ball of the foot and hold the ends in each hand. There should be some tension in the resistance band at this start position

Exercise End Position

1. Sitting on the floor with one leg extended in front of you and the toe pointing away from you (plantar-flexed)

Action

1. Flex your foot away from you (plantar-flex).
2. Then, return to the start position and repeat.
3. Once you have completed your set on one leg, change to the other leg.

Modification Options

1. Vary the strength or length of the resistance band to increase/ decrease the difficulty of the exercise.

Technique Tips

• Breathe out as you extend your foot and breathe in as you return to the starting position.
• Perform the exercise slowly. Aim for 4-6 seconds per repetition.

Exercise Prescription

1-3 sets of up to 15 repetitions. Note that if you can do more than 15 repetitions of a particular exercise, you should increase the difficulty of that exercise. If you are performing multiple sets, you may do 2-3 sets of the one exercise before moving on to the next exercise or cycle through your whole program 2-3 times.

Up to 60 seconds rest between sets. The duration of rest will be dependent upon the intensity of the exercise for you.

Foot Flexion Demonstration Video