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