How can you strengthen your ankles?
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Stand on a stair with the ball of your foot on the first step.  Let your heel fall down below the step then squeeze your calf muscle to raise it above the step.  Work the calf muscle till it is sore. Rinse, repeat every other night.\n\nOn the off nights, watch tv while standing on the sides of your feet.  Its kinda like standing on your pinkie toe.  raise and lower your body by the ankles while standing this way till the sides of your shins ache. Rinse and repeat.
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do this:\n Lie on your back with your arms at your sides and your left heel on a Swiss ball, ankle flexed so your toes point toward your shin. Draw your right knee toward your chest. Keeping the knee tucked, slowly raise your hips by contracting your glutes so that just your head, shoulders, and arms are touching the floor. (Your body should form a straight line from your head to your left heel.) Lower your hips to the floor and repeat for the specified number of reps. Then switch positions so your right heel is on the ball and repeat.\n\n it works your abs but you can really feel it in your ass, difficult and effective.i got it out of a mens health issue
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Balance on your left leg and pull your right ankle straight back and upwards towards your rear with you right hand.  Hold for about 10 seconds.  Switch and do it on the other side.  I'm sure there are other great stretches, too- this is the one I've always done, though.
471432
Do leg lifts while you're sitting.  Tighten up your abs, hold them for a few seconds, then release them and do it repeatedly.
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hang upside down from a tree... it'll help alot... n lots of stretchin exercises too...
610751
if you lay down on the floor in front of a 4-legged chair, so that your legs are in the seat of the chair (above your body of course) and hold the two legs of the chair closest to you (for support) you can do this exercise. you place your heels on the front edge of the chair, and then you place one ankle on the opposite knee (so that your leg is bent and the knee outward). then, in that position, you lift your butt into the air, using the remaining heel on the chair to push up. do 10 for each leg, then stretch and repeat three times, you will DEFINITELY notice it is doing something
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strengthen your leg and arm muscles.
284035
Increasing your speed is one of the most athletic challenges the human body can endure. Try running in a pool for awhile. After that gets too easy, put weights on your ankles and run around the pool again, worked for Michael Jordan.
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yeah---tie a anchor to your ankle --then tie a plastic bag over your head!!!!----then jump right in !!!---lots o luck to ya !!--let us know how ya do
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Also try an ankle brace. You can buy one at a drugstore. They give support and ease the pain. I broke my ankle years ago, and if I wear shoes without good arch support, it aches. So then I put the brace on for a while. It's just like an Ace Bandage, but it slips on like a sock. Good luck.
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Talk to your doctor about what exercises you can do.  You don't want to injure your ankle or disrupt the healing.
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Go to a good sports store for the best selection of basketball shoes.\n\nIf you are going to play, buy top of the line good quality even if they cost more money because they will give you the proper suupport for your ankles and feet.\n\nThat will save you a lot of ankle and foot injuries.
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Practice with ankle weights. When you take them off, you'll be able to jump a lil higher because it will help tone your legs better. Don't worry about it too much though, you'll hit a growth spurt in a couple years and get taller anyway. It's never too early to practice and keep in shape though. Just don't go overboard with it.
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compression is the best thing you can do. I'm an athlete and have suffered some pretty bad sprains and compression has always worked but only if it's a sprain.\n\nbut in your case it sounds more like a fracture than a sprain. temporarily put crushed ice in a plastic bag and put it on ur ankle and put a little pressure...not too much pressure or you'll make it worse. depending on how much cold your skin can take do this for an hour or so.\n\ngive an hours break and then put your ankle in a tub filled with hot water...again as hot as you can take. it'll sooth the pain. keep it in until the water cools off.\nthen if u have bandages at home, apply a little pain relief cream on your ankle and wrap up your ankle properly and carefully.\nbe very careful about how tight you tie it. if it's too tight you'll hurt yourself worse.\n\nif you don't wanna risk the bandages alternate the compression and hot water treatment.\notherwise just the hot water treatment will do.\nhope this helps...best of luck\n\nn yeah try not to move around much...use a walking stick.
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Try pliometrics. Lunges work too. Jumping rope and anything that can make your muscles think they have to work harder than they do. Figuratively speaking of course. Try tying a piece of surgical tubing to your ankle and anchor it somewhere. Make sure it is resistant enough and do high-knee type steps.
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Try some push ups. They truly strengthen everything: your abs, arms, legs, inner soul (kiiiidding about that last one). You could also do some lunges. They really help strengthen your leg muscles.
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While your ankle is recovering, try stationary biking. It is good cardio and works your legs without the risk of re-injuring your weakened joint.  Also develop a circuit of weightlifting--arms, legs and abs.  Those machines are designed to have very little, if any, impact on your ankles.  \nIt is so important to rehab your ankle though!  If you don't you may have problems with that ankle for many years down the road.  Walk on it as much as the pain and swelling will allow, and every day do all those exercises with the resistance bands (you can get them from a doctor or physical therapist).  Remember to ice for 15 minutes after each workout and I'm sure you'll be back on your two feet in no time!