Many of us have increased the amount of walking we do during the various lockdowns which is a great way to exercise and keep our bodies moving. But we often don’t think to stretch our legs after a walk and lower limb stretches are so important to preventing and managing our lower limb complaints.
Yvette has made a short film demonstrating lower limb stretches and below are some recommended stretches from Yvette Mann podiatry and associates to help you in your recovery journey.
In these photos, Yvette is demonstrating stretches for the gastrocnemius – the main muscle in the calf, the hamstrings – the thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee which can be susceptible to injury and the soleus – the lower calf muscle that flexes the foot to point the toes downwards.
hamstring stretch
hamstring stretch
Gastrocnemius stretch using a stretch board
soleus stretch
gastrocnemius stretch
