At Home Workouts To Relieve Leg Pain

      Are you ready to get back on your feet? What better time than today? With it being the beginning of spring, there are so many reasons to take action to relieve your leg pain and become active again. Here are eight easy, at-home exercises that can help relieve some of that unnecessary pain you keep feeling:

Calf Raises

Stand flat-footed with your legs together and lift yourself up onto your toes. Do this 5-10 times.

Ankle Rolls

Put one foot forward as if you are taking a step, shifting most of your weight to that foot. Roll your back foot over to where the tops of your toes are touching the floor. Do this for 30 seconds. Repeat with both legs 5 times each.

Wall Stretches

Stand with your hands against the wall in front of you and one foot in front of the other. Stretch your back leg straight out with your heel lifted so only your toes are touching the floor while keeping your front foot flat on the ground. Hold this position for 30 seconds, then swap legs. Do these 3 times for each leg. 

Foot Ball Rolls

Grab a tennis ball, or any ball relatively the same size, and roll the arch of your foot back and forth over it from heel to toe 50 times each. 

Ankle Ball Rolls

For this exercise, you will need your tennis ball and a yoga block. Place the ball on top of the block with the back of your ankle on the ball. Roll it around in all directions for 10 seconds, then push downward on it for 3 seconds. Repeat this twice for both legs. 

Resistance Band Leg Lifts

Sit on the floor with your back and legs straight. Using a belt or a resistance band, wrap one of your feet with the middle of the band and hold both ends in your hands. Pull your leg up in the air while continuing to keep it straight. Hold for 30 seconds and repeat for both legs 5 times each. This exercise can also be done with both legs at once. 

Yoga Block Toe Lifts

Take your yoga block from before and put one of your feet on the edge of it so your heel is hovering over the floor and only your toes are touching the block. Lean forward and put all your weight on your toes for 30 seconds and repeat 5 times per leg.

90 Degree Wall Rests

Lie flat on the floor with your legs resting straight up against the wall and your feet in the air. Keep your arms flat on the ground. Your body should be making a 90-degree angle. Lay like this for 15-20 minutes 2-3 times a day. This can help reduce swelling in your legs and ankles.