How to Strengthen Ankles and Ankle Strengthening Exercises

Your ankles are very precious. Although you may not really pay attention, your ankles do a heck of a lot for you. They are constantly being placed under stress as they work hard to support you in your activities.

If having healthy ankles is important to you, this article will show you how to strengthen your ankles. Functional ankles are ones that are supported by healthy and strong connective tissues and muscles. To have strong ankles, you have to progressively teach them how to load.

Keep in mind that we focus on two types of exercises to strengthen ankles. The first type is progressive loading in forward-back and lateral movements using resistance bands. The 2nd type of exercise utilizes stabilization tools to improve your ankle’s ability to stabilize itself.

Combined, these two types of exercises will strengthen the connective tissues that support your ankles.

When it comes to ankle strengthening tools, there are three that I would recommend. For sure the first tool would be a simple, light resistance band that you can use to progressively load your ankle as you put it throught directional movements. Second on the list would be a bosu ball. The third is a stability disc. The last two tools are incredible for developing stabilization in your ankles.

You would use the light resistance band to incorporate a progressive resistance on your ankle joint, especially in dorsi and plantarflexion. Use the bosu ball and stability disc for balancing exercises. Always begin with short holds and move onto longer ones as you get better.

If you are new and just learning how to strengthen ankles, start off slow. If I were you, I would perform ankle strengthening exercise every day to ensure they are always ready to support me.