Body Basic: Ankles

Excerpted from The Core Program by Peggy W. Brill, P.T. (Random House, 2003)

HEEL RAISES
There are two variations, the first with straight legs, the second with bent knees. Before both, tighten your inner thighs by imagining that you're holding a volleyball between your knees. The purpose is to keep your ankles from rolling outward.

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Heel Raises: DON'T
Don't let your ankles roll outward. Instead of strengthening calf muscles to prevent ankle sprains, you will contribute to possible injury by twisting the ankle joints and overstretching your ankle ligaments.