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Play! We simply don’t do enough of this. Grab a ball or hacky sack and check in with your foot-eye coordination. It’s going to be a beautiful day, so go out

We’re locomotin’! Locomotion is one of our favourite ways to move - and the duck walk is one of our go to’s to get the ankles, knees, and hips warmed up!

🦆Duck Walk🦆

🍃Start standing, and shift weight into your right leg, connecting to your tripod foot. Step the left foot forward, connecting to the ground initially through the heel, midfoot, then ball of your foot. Weight shift to the left foot, continuing onward! As your body comes to understand this movement pattern, try going lower to the ground each time.

🍃Remember! Go backwards - don’t skip this step! Your future brain will thank you ;)

✨Foot Flicks✨

🤯🦶Shift weight to your standing leg, and externally rotate the working leg before extending forwards.

🤯🦶 Flick your foot up and down (not side to side) as fast as you can for 10-15 reps each foot.

Try this sequence 3X. Let us know how it goes!

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Oakley’s Special Soak

½ cup parts Epsom Salt
¼ cup Baking Soda
⅛ cup Sea Salt
10 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
5 Drops of Eucalyptus Essential Oil
5 Drops of Lemon Essential Oil
5 Drops of Rosemary Essential Oil

You can also use 10 - 30 drops of any essential oils you like or try our “Into the Trees” Welcome Blend for an added grounded feeling during your foot soak.

Grab a bucket, add the super secret ingredients, fill with warm water, stick your tootsies in and relax!

🌳From the Ground Up Actionable Step: Join us all for our Reconnect class tomorrow where we will be incorporating all our movement minis into a full foot routine!

Click the link below to sign up!
https://Canopywellness.as.me/reconnectonline

✨Walk this way! And all the other ways..

Try these novel ways of walking. Note that there should be a soft bend for some movements

🦶Plantar flexion:Lift up on to the balls of your feet and walk around the space your in, going forwards, backwards, heck, throw in a grapevine or two!

🦶🦶 Outer Edge: Now that we’ve brought awareness to the outer edge of the foot (and perhaps how sensitive that area is) try walking this way. If you are prone to spraining or “rolling” your ankle, maybe give this a go on one foot and then the other. Actively press the ground away with the outer edge of your foot to propel yourself forward

🦶🦶🦶Inner edge: Keep a bend to the knees and weight towards the midline of your body.

🦶🦶🦶🦶Heel Strike: Challenge your balance and try walking on your heels!

Bonus brain points for walking backwards ;)

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