Strengthen Your Arches, Not Your Toes!
Strengthen Your Arches, Not Your Toes!
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A lot of therapists recommend the towel curl to their patients with flat feet or foot pain, but this exercise works the wrong muscles.
A lot of therapists recommend the towel curl to their patients with flat feet or foot pain, but this exercise works the wrong muscles. The problem with the towel curl is that it strengthens muscles that are already strong. Instead, we should do an exercise that works the deep muscles, the intrinsic foot muscles, not the toe flexors. To strengthen the intrinsic foot muscles, we're going to do the short and skinny foot exercise. Start off with your toes spread out nice and wide. From here, you're going to think of pulling metatarsals, the forefoot, towards your heel and going skinny across the metatarsals. Hold this for 10 seconds, trying to make your foot as short and skinny as possible. This strengthens the intrinsic foot muscles that create the medial arch. After 10 seconds, gradually relax and repeat. Do two sets of three to five reps, holding each rep for 10 seconds to wake up those dead feet.
- 01Credible Hook
Name a widely recommended method and the audience problem it is supposed to address.
OriginalA lot of therapists recommend the towel curl to their patients with flat feet or foot pain, but this exercise works the wrong muscles.
- 02Explain the Problem
Show why the familiar method falls short by saying it reinforces something that is already developed.
OriginalThe problem with the towel curl is that it strengthens muscles that are already strong.
- 03Name the Better Target
Contrast the weak or overlooked target with the area the common method emphasizes, then introduce the replacement.
OriginalInstead, we should do an exercise that works the deep muscles, the intrinsic foot muscles, not the toe flexors. To strengthen the intrinsic foot muscles, we're going to do the short and skinny foot exercise.
- 04Set the Starting Position
Give the first physical setup cue so the viewer can immediately copy the movement.
OriginalStart off with your toes spread out nice and wide.
- 05Teach the Core Movement
Use a simple mental cue and directional instruction to explain how to create the desired action.
OriginalFrom here, you're going to think of pulling metatarsals, the forefoot, towards your heel and going skinny across the metatarsals.
- 06Add the Hold and Benefit
Give a precise hold time, increase the effort with a clear goal, and explain what the movement improves.
OriginalHold this for 10 seconds, trying to make your foot as short and skinny as possible. This strengthens the intrinsic foot muscles that create the medial arch.
- 07Reset and Repeat
Explain how to exit the movement safely and transition into repeated practice.
OriginalAfter 10 seconds, gradually relax and repeat.
- 08Exact Prescription and Payoff
End with the full dosage and connect completing it to the desired audience result.
OriginalDo two sets of three to five reps, holding each rep for 10 seconds to wake up those dead feet.