Tip five in this post is to “Keep lower legs loose”.
This was something I always wondered about. Should I relax my feet and ankles while they are in the air?
Apparently, yes. I should.
I should go even further and identify other body parts higher up in the chain that may be tensing to compensate.
I remember back to when I first started to become mindful of my body when running. I realised that my feet were tensed up like a fist and I was in fact nearly running on the side of my foot.
Although I’ve gotten a lot slower since those days of running tense and with pain a lot of the time, I’ve improved at least in this respect. Quite a lot, actually.
My feet fall flat and are more or less relaxed. But I’m sure there are some areas of tension left to discover and release.
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