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FOUR SIMPLE EXERCISES TO KEEP YOU STEADY ON YOUR FEET
Try these leg-muscle exercises to help you avoid ankle sprains and re-injury:
1. Leg-muscle stretch. Sitting on the edge of your bed or the floor with your leg straight, hold one end of a towel in each hand and loop it under the ball of your foot. Use the towel to gently pull the foot up toward you. Hold for about 20 seconds, then repeat five times.
2. Heel raises. To strengthen your leg muscles, rise on the balls of your feet, hold for a few seconds, then lower, working up to 20 repetitions.
3. Heel dips.
While holding onto something for support, stand with the balls of your feet on the edge of a step or a book so you can slowly lower your heels below your toes (alternating with heel raises).
4. Heel walking. Wearing flat shoes, stand on your heels and keep your toes high off the ground. Walk like this for a few minutes. Next, walk on your toes with your heels elevated.