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bilateral heel raise with foot inversion - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

bilateral heel raise with foot inversion

stand with feet together, rise onto toes while inverting both feet inward, lower and repeat.

Starting position
standing
Joints
head, foot
Muscles
gastrocnemius, soleus, tibialis posterior
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand straight with feet width apart, facing towards the backrest of chair and place index finger on back rest for support and balance. Move the both feet towards each other and raise the both heels off the floor, lowe down to repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.