Tibialis/Shins

Instructions:

• Stand upright with your toes over the edge of a raised surface.
• Hold on to a wall or a bar for balance.
• Only your heels should be on the edge with your toes extended as far out over the edge as you can.
• Pull your toes upward toward your shins as far as you can, hold for a brief second feeling the contraction in your anterior tibialis muscle.
• Your body should remain upright.
• Slowly lower your toes to the starting position in a controlled manner.

Don'ts

• Don't allow too much of your foot to be standing on the edge. Be sure to only have your heel resting on the edge of the raised surface.

Anterior Tibialis: The small muscle group on the front side of your lower leg which runs along your shins. The anterior tibialis, like the calf, also helps you run and jump but it functions to flex your foot upward.

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