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<\/p>\nHere are some moves that can help strengthen your ankles, prevent injury and allow for better stabilization in your other movements.
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\u2022\tHelps improve the arch of your foot and strengthens calf muscles.
\n\u2022\tStart on the balls of your feet, lifting your heels off the ground
\n\u2022\tWalk forward and backward, keeping the rest of your body tall.
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\u2022\tStart by crouching down as low as you can into an air squat.
\n\u2022\tNow start walking in this squat position, one step at a time (usually easiest to get moving by pushing your knee out to the side).
\n\u2022\tTry to keep your heel on the ground if you have some flexibility. Otherwise, to start, you may wind up on the balls of your feet.
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\u2022\tStart with using a support, such as, the side of squat rack, with both hands wrapped around it
\nYou can do this two ways:
\n\u2022\tStart on the balls of your feet and squat down and hold for 5 seconds, then stand back up.
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\n\u2022\tSquat down with feet flat, and at the bottom of the squat, come up onto the balls of your feet, hold for 5 seconds, then stand back up.
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