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