In order to keep your knees and ankles strong, a new Dahn Yoga video explains how to stretch and energize the joints in your legs.
As the days get longer and summer vacations roll around, you may be considering taking a run, a nature hike or just a long walk around your neighborhood to enjoy the change of seasons. In order to keep your knees and ankles strong, a new Dahn Yoga video explains how to stretch and energize the joints in your legs.
In it, an instructor notes that the knees are sensitive to repetitive stress, particularly if you suffer from joint pain or a nerve condition. By limbering up the legs and rebalancing one's Ki, or life force, hikes may be taken pain-free.
To start, says that narrator, rub your palms together until they feel warm. While standing, place them on bent knees and gently rotate your legs clockwise 10 times, then counterclockwise the same amount.
Afterward, the yoga instructor in the clip suggests doing something similar with your ankles. By placing one foot on tiptoe and rotating the ankle joint 10 times in either direction, you may be able to loosen the ligaments in it and potentially prevent sprains.
