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Big Toe and Ankle Mobility to Boost Your Athleticism
The foot and ankle are two of the most overlooked areas when it comes to improving your athletic potential. We see athletes every week that present with mobility deficits at the big toe and ankle. These patients typically spend most of their day wearing stiff-soled shoes or trudging around in slides causing a long-term change in mobility. Lacking mobility in these areas decreases your potential to load and explode like a spring during jumping, sprinting, or cutting. Improving mobility in these areas will help you to squat lower, run faster, and jump higher via the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC).
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