So I have the lifetime runner's issue of inflexible ankles in plantar flexion so my size 12.5 feet point down and drag like sea anchors. My winter goal this year is to stretch it out so I can point my toes and streamline better. Anyone have any stretches for me?
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Sit on your knees with your feet underneath you and the tops of your feet flat on the floor. Sometimes that one is more comfortable with a small rolled towel under your toes. If sitting on your knees isn't comfortable, you can get one ankle at a time by sitting on the edge of a chair and putting the top of your foot on the floor.
Sit on the floor or couch/chair, heels on the floor. Point your toes and hold. Your calves and quads should be flexed. This one is easy to do while reading, watching TV, etc.
Try kicking with fins on. Longer fins will force you to point your toes. Start with a limited amount of fins if you haven't been using them, otherwise, you can get cramps and blisters.
Work on getting your body position forward and head position neutral. I know that's harder to do with inflexible ankles because your kick may be pulling you back or down.
Good luck!
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Wearing fins has helped loosen up my ankle joints significantly. So much in fact that my doctor said that I have the ankles of a ballerina. That's where the the comparison ended.
This was just a phenomenon that happened over time and not something I had deliberately set out to do.
...anything worth doing is worth overdoing.