Technique
- Stand upright with your feet close together.
- Shift your weight forward and lift your heels off the ground to balance on your toes.
- Slowly lower your heels and rock backward to lift your toes off the floor, balancing on your heels.
- Continue rocking back and forth smoothly between toes and heels.
Form tips
- Focus on controlled movements and avoid using excessive momentum.
- Keep your legs straight to isolate the movement at the Ankle joints.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Legs
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- Tibialis anterior
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Flexor digitorum brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Flexor hallucis brevis
- Extensor digitorum brevis
- Extensor hallucis brevis
- Extensor hallucis longus
Equipment
Appears in
Strength
Balance
Joint movements
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