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How to Do Foot-SMR

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the foot-smr.

How to do it

1. This exercise stretches the fascia of the muscles in the feet. Start off seated with your shoes removed. Using a foot roller or a similar object, such as a small section of pvc pipe, place your foot against the roller across the arch of your foot. This will be your starting position.
2. Press down firmly, rolling across the arch of your foot. Hold for 10-30 seconds, and then switch feet.

Form tips

• Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
• Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
• Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
• Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).

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Exercise photos and instructions: free-exercise-db (public domain). Animation made from the real start and end photos.