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toe extension - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

toe extension

sitting exercise lifting toes upward while keeping heel grounded to strengthen toe extensors and improve foot control.

Starting position
sitting
Joints
head, foot
Muscles
tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, coordination, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit on the chair with feet on floor. Lift all the toes off floor of exercising foot, without heel off. Lower down the toes to starting position. Repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.