Dynamic ROM exercises are quite often an easily overlooked training tool that a runner can use to teach proper form and/or address soft tissue imbalances. Whether injured or not, a runner can use them to encourage more efficient stride patterns and increase awareness to flexibility. Excellent as a warm-up, cool-down, or recovery, these exercises are great for helping to get your body ready to run.
We get a lot of questions in the clinic about ice vs heat when it comes to injuries. Most people have heard that they should use one or the other, but aren’t sure which is best for what injury, when it should be applied, for how long, and most importantly, what the heck does it do anyway?!
“My daughter/son has flat feet and I am concerned and would like to get it checked out. Maybe they need orthotics?”
This is a statement and question we hear often at SoleFit from concerned parents. Certainly a sensible question, especially in modern society where prevention is often percieved as such a valuable strategy. So how does a parent know when to be concerned about the health and development of their children’s feet? We’d like to offer some suggestions to guide the parent to know what to do in these situations…
In this article, we present two videos for foot and lower leg strength. The first includes seven ‘basic’ exercises while the second video includes more ‘advanced’ exercises.
A key component to long term foot and body health is to try and restore good technique and function to our bodies after injury. When in pain, our short term goals should often be to protect the area and allow things to heal. However, once the injury has healed, we should ideally try to look for ways to prevent that injury from re-occuring. The videos below are a few examples of ways to help return proper function to the body.