Exercise Comparison
Anterior Tibialis-SMR vs Foot-SMR




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Muscle Analysis
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Instructions
Anterior Tibialis-SMR
Begin seated on the ground with your legs bent and your feet on the floor.
Using a Muscle Roller or a rolling pin, apply pressure to the muscles on the outside of your shins. Work from just below the knee to above the ankle, pausing at points of tension for 10-30 seconds. Repeat on the other leg.
Foot-SMR
This exercise stretches the fascia of the muscles in the feet. Start off seated with your shoes removed. Using a foot roller or a similar object, such as a small section of pvc pipe, place your foot against the roller across the arch of your foot. This will be your starting position.
Press down firmly, rolling across the arch of your foot. Hold for 10-30 seconds, and then switch feet.
Verdict
Both exercises target the calves. Anterior Tibialis-SMR is a intermediate exercise using other, while Foot-SMR is intermediate and uses other.