Beyond CARs Basics: Coordinating the Foot and Ankle

Описание: Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) are often taught as simple circles. But once you understand how the foot and ankle coordinate rotation together, you can get far more out of the movement.

In this video, I walk through a slightly more advanced way to think about ankle CARs. Instead of just tracing a shape in the air, we start thinking about how the big-toe side of the foot and the pinky-toe side of the foot interact with the inside and outside of the ankle. That relationship helps you create more meaningful rotation and better control throughout the movement.

As the ankle moves through plantarflexion, inversion, dorsiflexion, and eversion, the goal is to maintain tension and awareness across the foot and ankle rather than simply moving through the positions. This approach helps you avoid bypassing ranges of motion and engages more of the muscles and connective tissue surrounding the joint.

The ankle and wrist are two joints where people often rush or lose control during CARs. Slowing things down and coordinating the foot with the ankle can make the exercise far more effective.

At Motive Training and Motive Mobility, we use CARs as a daily practice to improve joint health, control, and long-term movement capacity.

If you want to go deeper into mobility training and joint control, this is the kind of work we build our system around.

#AnkleMobility #CARs #FunctionalRangeConditioning #FootStrength #MotiveTraining

Motive Training is a personal training organization that teaches you how to move with purpose, ensuring a well-rounded, functional body.

We are headquartered in Austin, TX, but online programs are available on our website.

https://www.movewithpurpose.com

Follow Us On Instagram:   / motivetraining  .

Join Our Online Community & Sign Up For KINSTRETCH Online:
https://movewithpurpose.short.gy/moti...

Join The Barefoot Shoe Movement: 20% Off Vivobarefoot Using "MOTIVE" At Checkout:
https://movewithpurpose.short.gy/ZEa9o6