Week TWELVE - ankles & feet
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Full Saturday Class
This is the full, uninterrupted class from Saturday, March 25th. You’ll get lots of details and options in the full class. For a more concise practice, find the shorter video clips + Q&A below.
Time Stamps:
00:00 - 02:58 - Intro to ankle and foot/toe movement
02:58 - 36:02 - Full ankle/foot/toe practice
36:02 - 57:38 - Q&A (detailed below)
Practice Videos
Movement Flow routine for ANKLES & FEET/TOES
Remember, you are in charge of how much tension you use: less if you feel pain, and more if you want to progress in building strength into and around that joint.
Move to this class as often as you like!
Class Q&A
Time Stamps:
00:00 - 02:04 - Why you want to keep doing ankle and foot/toe work all your life, all the time
02:04 - 04:26 - My movement teacher mantra; plus, wrap-up details about this challenge and the membership
04:50 - 05:09 - What is the TML “DUO” membership? (spoiler alert: two of you can join for way cheaper, together! You’ll see it as an option when you select your membership plan (V, VI, or VII)
05:50 - 06:37 - How do I keep my feet from cramping during the seiza (plantar-flexion, top-of-foot-on-floor) RAILs?
06:49 - 08:52 - I can’t get my knee to go over my toes: why?
08:54 - 10:06 - I can’t keep my heels together in seiza (sitting on feet with toes pointed): why?
10:06 - 12:02 - My ankles compensate when I try to move my toes; should I try to stop that from happening?
12:02 - 14:32 - On walking in your house with shoes on (+ a chat on Birks, flip-flops, and bunions)
14:32 - 18:03 - How do I work with/fix my bunions? (+ toe mobility ideas, and how your toes should look)
18:03 - 19:37 - Toe separators (unfortunately the course I mention is no longer available) from The Foot Collective
19:37 - 20:26 - How shite big toe movement —> shit joints upstream (ankles, knees, even hips and spine)
