Use one foot to pick up all 20 marbles.
Marble pick up exercise.
Sit on a chair with both feet flat on the floor.
Not only is it a fantastic way to improve strength and flexibility in your toes and feet but it can be done almost anywhere.
Using your toes grab each marble and put it in the container.
How to do the exercise.
To strengthen the toes and feet you need to use them in ways you wouldn t normally such as picking up marbles with the toes.
This exercise will get easier the more you practice.
Toe raise point and curl.
All you ll need is a chair and a few marbles pebbles or small balls.
This exercise helps to strengthen the metatarsal arches as well as the midsection of the arch.
I realized the first time i did this how real my injury was.
Sit in a chair and place five to 20 marbles next to a cup on the floor in front of you.
Use one foot to pick up all 20 marbles.
How to do the marble pick up exercise.
Pick each marble up with your toes and drop it in the bowel.
Dice or pencil instead of marbles.
I dump a jar of marbles onto a towel and have to pick one marble up at a time and drop it into the jar.
Put 20 marbles and a cup in front of you.
This is by far the most difficult exercise.
Use your toes to pick up one marble at a time and place them in the cup.
This is also a great exercise to get the toes moving and increase general mobility in the feet.
10 minute picking up marbles i hate this exercise.
Repeat with the other foot.
You can use any small items e g.
Pick up one marble at a time with your toes and place it in the bowl.
Spend 1 2 minutes doing this twice a day.
I repeat this twice.
Pick up one marble at a time with your toes and place it in the bowl.
Even after 3 weeks i struggle to do this.
Sit in a chair with both feet planted on the floor in front of you.
This exercise will strengthen the muscles on the top of your feet and toes.
For this you will need about 20 marbles or small balls.
This three part exercise will start to get your toes and feet moving.