So you think you have flat feet? I’ve got a little test you can do to tell for sure. Take a card (business card, credit card, etc) and put your foot on a flat surface in front of you. Then, put the card at a 90 degree angle right next to your heel. The bigger the space there is between the card and your ankle bone, the flatter the foot is. But here’s the next question. Is the foot flat or is it weak? Take a look at your toes and notice if they are tight and squeezed together. If they are, manually spread them out, lift up the heel as high as you can, push down with all five points of your toes, and then lower your heel back down. Then retest the distance with the card. If the gap goes away, then you know that you don’t have a flat foot, you have a weak foot, which you can strengthen yourself! To strengthen your foot, use the same lifting up and coming back down motion as the exercise, keeping as much pressure in the front of that foot as you can. I find 3-10 repetitions of this once a day for most of my clients will fix the issue.
If you would like a little more guidance or would like to work with me 1:1 further, contact me here for a free consultation call! Or, if you like little exercises like this that you can do on your own time and in your own home, then check out my course chalk full of exercises you can do to reduce stress using your physiology: Healing (e)Motions: Trauma Release Exercises for People with Stress
I hope this information was helpful to you, and as always, have a happy and healthy rest of your day!