The One Body Part You’re Not Stretching, But Should Be
Here’s why you should consider your ankles, too, whether you’re a runner or not: “Your body needs to lengthen to absorb force,” explains David Reavy, a Chicago-based physical therapist and owner of React Physical Therapy. “If your ankles have limited or restricted range of motion, minimal forces are absorbed causing the force to travel up the kinetic chain to the next joint, your knees.”