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Originally Posted by dexbot
Did you even bother to read??
Toe raises are often used in falling-prevention with old people. It's not the muscle for pivoting the foot but to raise the toes which is essential for not stumbling. Try it, it's not that hard...  |
Woah...You had a change of attitude just because the message didn't get through on your first try? May be someone else needs a workout in some other department j/k. Toe-raise is most often done pivoting the whole foot toward the shins with shoe on, not keeping the foot flat while raising only the toes, like this:
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Stand upright with your toes over the ledge of a platform, weight or block. Hold on to a wall with one hand for balance, if you need to. Your toes should be extended as far out over the edge as you can, but maintain your posture and balance and keep your heels on the step or block.
Pull your toes in toward your shins as far as you can. The rest of your body should remain upright, and you should feel the contraction around your shins.
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This could be interpreted as either pulling the toes with the foot stationary or pulling both the toes and the foot toward the shins. But you did not make that point clear. And in the light of how toe raises are often done -pivoting the whole foot - there was no other choice but to understand it that way.
Btw, the smilie I had in the post in question was me making fun of myself for not figuring out that the foot raising function could be suspect for toe stubbing....just in case there was some misunderstanding.