Are you looking to improve your performance? A study done in 2014 by Hashimoto et. al. found that strength training for the intrinsic muscles of the foot, resulted in reduced 50m dash times, significantly longer jumps and higher vertical jumps!
This is why we implement a focus of foot core training in our "Fix Your Feet" Online workshop. This will significantly improve your foots reactive ability.
Regardless if you are looking to improve performance in sports or not, who doesn't want a better performing foot? When hiking or doing whatever you love to do!
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Source:
Hashimoto T, Sakuraba K. Strength training for the intrinsic flexor muscles of the foot: effects on muscle strength, the foot arch, and dynamic parameters before and after the training. J Phys Ther Sci. 2014