Tutorial: Heel Lift

Stand with your feet directly under your hip bones with your toes pointing directly forward. Align the outside edges of your feet parallel with each other.

Use your fingertips on a wall to help with balance.

While standing, create an arch in your feet. Make your feet “short.”

Press into the balls of your feet as you lift up.

Lift up as high as you can, keeping contact with entire ball of your foot. Don’t roll excessively to the outside or inside of your feet.

Pause at the top and feel the contraction of your calf muscles and the arches of your feet. Lower down slowly.

Do not let your body shift forward toward the wall as you lift. Keep your core alignment.

Perform 3 sets of 10 - 20 repetitions with 60 seconds rest between sets.

Once you can easily perform 3 sets of 20 with both feet, move to the Weight Shift variation.

Once you can easily perform 3 sets of 20 with the Weight Shift, move to a Single Leg variation.