When you have limited ankle mobility, we make it a priority to improve that mobility. That’s because improved ankle mobility can boost performance and decrease injuries such as knee pain and hip pain.
If you already know you have tight calves or tight ankles, you might be thinking of stretching. However, muscles are usually tight for a reason (protection, improved strength, etc). Stretching often doesn’t do the trick. Foam rolling can help as well, but both stretching and foam rolling probably leave you wondering why things always tighten back up.
In the video below, we show you two important exercises that might be missing from your routine to increase your ankle mobility for good and allow you to truly take off with your running.
