Your ankles are very precious. Whether you know it or not, your ankles are always there for you. They are constantly being placed under stress as they work hard to support you in your activities.
If your objective is to avoid ankle injuries, you have to first learn how to strengthen ankles. Functional ankles are ones that are supported by healthy and strong connective tissues and muscles. You have to progressively teach your ankles how to absorb loads from varying angles.
Keep in mind that we focus on two types of exercises to strengthen ankle ligaments. The first type is progressive loading in forward-back and lateral movements using resistance bands. Moving on, the second type of exercise is stabilization and uses various stabilizing tools to teach your ankles how to move on uneven terrain.
Combined, these two types of exercises will strengthen the connective tissues that support your ankles.
When it comes to ankle strengthening tools, there are three that I would recommend. Number one would be a resistance band that you can use to load your ankle in the first type of exercise. Second on the list would be a bosu ball. The last tool I would recommend would be a stability disc. These two tools are great for developing great ankle stabilization.
The light resistance band would come in handy when you want to place resistance on your ankle as it moves through plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, inversion and eversion. Start using the stability disc and bosu ball for balancing holds. Start with short, simple holds and move on from there as you progress.
If you are just learning how to strengthen ankle ligaments, start slow. If I were you, I would perform ankle strengthening exercise every day to ensure they are always ready to support me.
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